FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1991096 · Received February 11, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-00116
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 11, 2011
Date of Event
January 13, 2011
Report Date
January 13, 2011
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

THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF INACCURACY AGAINST THE MEDTRONIC PRODUCTS INVOLVED. MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION IS IN PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT FURTHER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A CERVICAL SPINE CASE, WITH THE O-ARM, THE SURGEON WAS USING THE CRANIAL FRAME ON THE MAYFIELD CLAMP. THE MEDTRONIC REP REPORTED THAT THE STARBURST ON THE NON-MEDTRONIC MAYFIELD DID NOT FULLY SEAT AND THAT ONE OF THE SURGEONS TAPED IT. THE MEDTRONIC REP CAUTIONED THE SURGEON THAT IF THE PT SLIPPED IN THE MAYFIELD THEN ACCURACY WOULD BE OFF, HOWEVER, THE SURGEON PROCEEDED USING THE TAPED MAYFIELD. AS THEY FELT INACCURATE THEY TOOK A SECOND AND A THIRD SPIN WITH THE O-ARM, AFTER WHICH, THEY WERE SATISFIED AND COMPLETED THE CASE USING NAVIGATION. THEY TOOK A POST-OP SPIN WITH THE O-ARM AND THE MEDTRONIC REP REPORTED THE SURGEON BACKED-OUT AT LEAST ONE SCREW AND RE-SEATED IT. AFTER THIS THE SURGEON WAS SATISFIED AND CLOSED THE PT. THERE WAS NO NEGATIVE OUTCOME TO THE PT.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM