It was reported there was a crack in the catheter shaft.An angiojet solent omni catheter was selected for a thrombectomy procedure of the lower leg.During the procedure, the catheter was inserted and power pulse was completed.A half hour later when thrombectomy was being done, an error message occurred.The catheter was pulled out of the patient and it was noted that there was a crack with a leak in the mid-shaft of the catheter.The procedure was completed with another of the same catheter.There were no patient complications and the patient's status post procedure was fine.
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