OPTICAL DISTANCE SENSOR
Report
- Report Number
- 3009185973-2023-00002
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 22, 2023
- Date of Event
- February 2, 2023
- Report Date
- July 31, 2023
- Manufacturer
- MEDTECH SAS
- Product Code
- HAW
- UDI-DI
- 03760244032195
- PMA / PMN Number
- K200511
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
THIS FOLLOW-UP REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO RELAY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CORRECTED: INVESTIGATION FOUND TO BE INCORRECT MEASUREMENT. THEREFORE, THIS IS NO LONGER A REPORTABLE EVENT. THE REPORTED OPTICAL DISTANCE SENSOR (ODS) ACCURACY AND APPLICATIVE TESTS WERE CONFIRMED TO HAVE FAILED DURING THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO. DESPITE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ODS TESTS, THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE ROSA SYSTEM AS THE ROBOT CORRECTLY PASSED BOTH THE ACCURACY AND APPLICATIVE TESTS USING MARKER REGISTRATION WITH THE POINTER PROBE. THE SYSTEM STILL MET ALL FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT WAS RELEASED BACK TO THE CUSTOMER. THE ASSOCIATED SYSTEM LOG FILES WERE PROVIDED AND REVIEWED BY A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT. THE LOGS CONFIRM THAT ALL FIVE ODS ACCURACY TEST ATTEMPTS WERE REJECTED AS THE VERIFICATION VALUES WERE ABOVE THE SYSTEM¿S DISTANCE THRESHOLD. AMONG THESE FAILED ATTEMPTS, MULTIPLE DISTANCE SENSOR DISCONNECTION ERRORS WERE OBSERVED. ALTHOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THESE DISCONNECTION ERRORS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCURACY ISSUES, IT CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY CONFIRMED. THERE WERE NO SOFTWARE ANOMALIES IDENTIFIED WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. AS THE POINTER PROBE TESTS PASSED DURING PM, THE REPORTED ODS INACCURACY IS MOST LIKELY NOT COMING FROM THE ROBOT ITSELF BUT RATHER A HARDWARE RELATED MALFUNCTION WITH THE ODS. DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT WERE FOUND. ROOT CAUSE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. IF ANY FURTHER INFORMATION IS FOUND WHICH WOULD CHANGE OR ALTER ANY CONCLUSIONS OR INFORMATION, A SUPPLEMENTAL WILL BE FILED ACCORDINGLY. ZIMMER BIOMET WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS.
(B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED YET FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSE. ONCE THE EVALUATION IS PERFORMED, A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE ROSA ROBOT, THE OPTICAL DISTANCE SENSOR FAILED THE ROSA BRAIN ACCURACY TEST AND CONTACTLESS REGISTRATION APPLICATIVE TEST. CONTACTLESS REGISTRATION WAS THEN PERFORMED ON THE PHANTOM TEST HEAD. REGISTRATION WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ERRORS. HOWEVER, THE APPLICATIVE TEST FAILED AS THE ROBOTIC ARM WAS INACCURATE FOR 5 OUT OF THE 9 TRAJECTORIES AND MISSED THE INTENDED TARGET. THE ROBOT CORRECTLY PASSED BOTH THE ACCURACY TEST AND THE APPLICATIVE TEST USING MARKER REGISTRATION WITH THE POINTER PROBE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1571941 | OPTICAL DISTANCE SENSOR | MULTI-PURPOSE STEREOTACTIC SURGERY SYSTEM | HAW | MEDTECH SAS | N/A | N/A | 03760244032195 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown |