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Specific lots of reprocessed electrophysiology and ultrasound catheters may contain small residual particulates. If devices with residual particulates on patient-contacting surfaces are used, there is a potential risk of an inflammatory response or systemic infection, and if particulate were to dislodge during use and contact circulating blood and/or the heart, it may produce a granulomatous reaction or thrombus formation, which may lead to cerebral or pulmonary embolism, or deep vein thrombosis.
The potential of the elastic bands included in the kit detaching or fracturing during surgical procedures. As a result, these failures may pose a risk of retained foreign bodies in the surgical cavity and potentially leading to surgical site infections.