FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FHC WAYPOINT STEREOTACTIC SYSTEM

MDR report key: 10756146 · Received October 29, 2020

Report

Report Number
3002250546-2020-00005
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 29, 2020
Date of Event
September 28, 2020
Report Date
October 28, 2020
Manufacturer
FHC, INC.
Product Code
HAW
UDI-DI
00873263005989
PMA / PMN Number
K092192
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
RI, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PHYSICIAN STATED THAT HE HAD A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING THE FHC MULTI OBLIQUE DUAL TRAJECTORY PLATFORM TARGETING GUIDES: "IN OUR OR THE OTHER DAY, DESPITE HAVING DONE MANY OF THESE CASES, THE WRONG NUMBER WAS READ-OUT (BIOPSY DEPTH RATHER THAN TARGET DEPTH), RESULTING IN A PLACEMENT THAT WAS 1CM TOO DEEP. FORTUNATELY, NO INJURY RESULTED (THE TIP WAS IN A CSF SPACE), BUT THERE WAS THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF DISASTER. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU EITHER 1) REMOVE THE BIOPSY DEPTH COLUMN AND SIMPLY NOTE SEPARATELY THAT BIOPSY DEPTH IS 10MM FURTHER (SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ANYONE, ANYWAY), OR ELSE 2) SIMPLY WRITE IN THAT COLUMN "+10MM". THIS ISSUE WAS DUE TO USER ERROR, THE DEPTH SHEET WAS CORRECT AND DISPLAYED AS IT WAS INTENDED TO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1224388 FHC WAYPOINT STEREOTACTIC SYSTEM STEREOTACTIC INSTRUMENT HAW FHC, INC. MP-KIT-P-ED-00598 00873263005989

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1