| Catalog Number |
AB14W035080150 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Burst Container or Vessel (1074)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
Patient Problem/Medical Problem (2688)
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| Date of Event |
07/05/2019
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the physician was using a nanocross pta balloon to treat a lesion in the mid right popliteal artery.The lesion was described as severely calcified, with slight tortuousity and about 7cm in length in a vessel described as approx.3.5-4mm in diameter.There was no damage noted to the packaging and there were no issues noted when removing the device from the tray/hoop.The device was prepped without issue.A 6fr non-medtronic sheath and a 0.014 non-medtronic guidewire were used with no embolic protection.It was reported that during the second inflation of the balloon to 10atm, the balloon burst.Most fragments of the balloon were retrieved by snare and one fragment was caged with a stent.No patient injury was reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: a non-medtronic stent which had to be deployed in an unintended area was used to cage the balloon fragments to the vessel wall.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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