FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRAJECTORY GUIDE KIT, BIOPSY, EXTERNAL

MDR report key: 2041240 · Received March 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-00721
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 30, 2011
Date of Event
December 1, 2010
Report Date
December 1, 2010
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K971247
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PT INFO AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE. COMMENT MADE IN A REPORT THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED "SOME TIME IN (B)(6) 2010". THE DEVICE MFR DATE WAS UNK AS NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSABLE DEVICE AND WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDTRONIC REP REPORTED THAT, IN A CASE IN (B)(6) 2010, THE SCREW COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE PT'S SKULL WITH THE SCREWDRIVER. THE SURGEON HAD TO DRILL THE SCREW OUT, WHICH MADE A SECOND BURR HOLE. THEY HAD TO USE TWO BURR HOLE COVERS, OR A LARGER ONE, TO CLOSE THE HOLES. PT INFO, EXACT DATE OF SURGERY AND LOT/PART NUMBER OF TRAJECTORY GUIDE KIT ARE UNK.

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 Required Intervention