FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IPLAN STEREOTAXY PLANNING SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 1860099 · Received September 21, 2010

Report

Report Number
8043933-2010-00013
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 21, 2010
Date of Event
May 4, 2010
Report Date
September 2, 2010
Manufacturer
BRAINLAB AG
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K053127
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SZ
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DESPITE THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT OR ANY PT INJURY REPORTED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER HOSPITAL, A RISK TO PT HEALTH COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. BRAINLAB'S INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THE TARGET POINT OFFSET RELATIVE TO THE AC OR PC POINT MIGHT BE INCORRECT ON THE TREATMENT PLAN PRINTOUT DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR WITHIN THE IPLAN STEREOTAXY PLANNING SOFTWARE VERSIONS 3.0.0 OR 3.0.1. THIS OFFSET IS ONLY PROVIDED AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND IS NOT USED FOR ALIGNING THE STEREOTACTIC ARC. NEVERTHELESS, IT MAY BE USED FOR MAKING CLINICAL DECISIONS, WHICH DUE TO THE ERRONEOUS PRINTOUT COULD BE INCORRECT. BRAINLAB INTENDS THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS RECEIVE A PRODUCT NOTIFICATION INFORMATION. POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO CORRECT FOR THIS SOFTWARE ERROR. TENTATIVELY PLANNED AVAILABILITY: END OF OCTOBER 2010. BRAINLAB WILL ACTIVELY CONTACT POTENTIALLY AFFECTED CUSTOMERS TO IMPLEMENT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE UPON AVAILABILITY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE USER PLANNED A TRAJECTORY INTO THE PT'S BRAIN WITH THE BRAINLAB IPLAN STEREOTAXY PLANNING SOFTWARE 3.0. AFTER ADDITIONALLY REFERENCING THE TARGET POINT RELATIVE TO THE AC OR THE PC POINT, THE USER NOTICED THAT THE TARGET POINT OFFSET WAS INCORRECT ON THE TREATMENT PLAN PRINTOUT. THE SOFTWARE CALCULATES, DISPLAYS AND PRINTS THE STEREOTACTIC ARC SETTINGS CORRECTLY ON THE SCREEN, AS WELL AS ON THE PRINTOUT. THESE SETTINGS ARE USED TO ALIGN THE PLANNED TRAJECTORY. DESPITE THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT OR ANY PT INJURY REPORTED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER HOSPITAL, A RISK TO PT HEALTH COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 IPLAN STEREOTAXY PLANNING SOFTWARE PLANNING SYSTEM/STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW BRAINLAB AG 3.0

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1