Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem (2906)
Health Effect - Clinical Code
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event
10/01/2019
Type of Reportable Event
Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that partial deployment occurred the target lesion was located in the calcified left external iliac artery.A 10x40x75mm epic stent was advanced to treat the lesion via a contralateral approach.However, during deployment, the outer sheath was trapped by calcification preventing successful deployment leading the stent to be partially deployed.The procedure was completed with a different device.No patient complications were reported.