FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRAJECTORY GUIDE KIT, BIOPSY, EXTERNAL

MDR report key: 2000658 · Received February 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-00124
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 16, 2011
Date of Event
February 12, 2010
Report Date
February 12, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K971247
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PT DEMOGRAPHICS WERE UNK. DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE WAS UNK AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED FOR THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS CONFIRMED AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. EVAL OF THE RETURNED SCREW FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH USER HANDLING. A REPLACEMENT PART WAS SENT TO THE SITE AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE PT WAS REPORTEDLY DOING WELL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDTRONIC REP CALLED IN TO REPORT THAT A SCREW FROM THE EXTERNAL PASSIVE BIOPSY KIT BROKE OFF IN THE PT'S SKULL. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE SCREWS OUT EXCEPT FOR THE VERY TIP OF ONE. THE PT HAS RECOVERED AND WAS REPORTEDLY DOING FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 TRAJECTORY GUIDE KIT, BIOPSY, EXTERNAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT (HAW) HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other