NEUROSIGHT ARC ON LAPTOP
Report
- Report Number
- 1222895-2020-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 5, 2020
- Date of Event
- November 13, 2020
- Report Date
- November 13, 2020
- Manufacturer
- INTEGRA BURLINGTON, MA, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K010548
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE NEURO SIGHT ARC WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION (AS PER SALES REPRESENTATIVE, PRODUCT NOT AVAILABLE) AND LOT NUMBER INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED; THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, AND MANUFACTURING RECORDS COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. THE CAUSE(S) OF THE DIFFICULTY REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE, THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED, AND THE RESPECTIVE EVALUATION PERFORMED. TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THIS AND SIMILAR ISSUES. AT PRESENT, WE CONSIDER THIS COMPLAINT TO BE CLOSED.
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ATTEMPTS ARE BEING MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
A SURGEON REPORTED FALSE COORDINATES IN THE NEUROSIGHT ARC ON LAPTOP (PRODUCT ID ST1000) DURING A DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION (DBS) PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO SURGERY DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WENT ON AS SCHEDULED AS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE GLITCH. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN TWO (2) HOURS AFTER THE PROCEDURE WHILE REVIEWING A POSTOPERATIVE CT SCAN. THEY RECONSTRUCTED THE STEPS TAKEN WHILE USING THE SOFTWARE FOR SURGICAL PLANNING TO DISCOVER HOW THE GLITCH CAME ABOUT AND CHANGED THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE TO AVOID THE SEQUENCE OF STEPS CAUSING THE GLITCH FOR ALL FUTURE CASES. PATIENT SUFFERED NO ADVERSE MEDICAL EFFECTS FROM THE IMPLANT PLACED IN THE WRONG LOCATION, AND REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO CORRECT THE LOCATION OF THE IMPLANT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1416656 | NEUROSIGHT ARC ON LAPTOP | N/A | HAW | INTEGRA BURLINGTON, MA, INC. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |