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(A) The normal appearance of the blue pilot balloon. (B) The manufacturing defect that caused the loss of cuff volumes out, leading to a leak and reduction in ventilator volumes. The altered appearance of the smaller diameter white plastic piece can be seen especially in the cross-sectional view of the end of the blue pilot balloon.
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This is illustrated in Figure 3A and B. The fracture of the white plastic piece then also produced the altered appearance seen in Figure 3B, of the smaller diameter white plastic piece.