FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1924748 · Received December 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
1723170-2010-00166
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 9, 2010
Date of Event
November 9, 2010
Report Date
November 9, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K050438
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE OF MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION'S DEVICE CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE PT EVENT. PER THE REPORTED EVENT, THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT THE INACCURACY WAS DUE TO HUMAN ERROR. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MFR.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDTRONIC REP REPORTED THAT A SURGEON CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN INACCURACY WITH A SCREW PLACEMENT BUT REPORTED IT TO BE HUMAN ERROR. THE SURGEON PLACED SIX SCREWS, THE FIRST SCREW WAS OFF, THE OTHER 5 WERE ACCURATE. THE SURGEON RESEATED THE SCREW AND VERIFIED THAT THE PLACEMENT WAS ACCURATE. THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE PT. MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION IS FILING THE MDR TO ENSURE VISIBILITY TO PT EVENT AS A RESULT OF A PROCEDURE THAT UTILIZED MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION'S STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION TO SUGGEST THAT MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION'S SYSTEM CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM STEREOTAXIC SYSTEM (HAW) HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. S7 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention