It was reported that during intra aortic balloon pump (iabp) therapy, the customer emergently tried to insert a sensation plus 40cc intra-aortic balloon catheter (iabc) on the or table and it would not advance through the sheath.It was reported that the patient subsequently expired; however, the customer stated that the patient did not die due to lack of the iabc not inserted.There was no reported malfunction of the intra-aortic balloon pump (iabp), and the customer does not attribute the patient's death to the iabc or iabp.The date of the patient's death is unknown.The report for the involved intra aortic balloon has been submitted under mfg reporter # 2248146-2019-00296.
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