FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION TREON TREATMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2062984 · Received March 21, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-00692
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 21, 2011
Date of Event
March 3, 2011
Report Date
March 3, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K050438
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION SHOWED THAT THE SITE PUT THE REFERENCE FRAME ON BACKWARDS AFTER GOING STERILE. PATIENT HAD TO BE CLOSED, RE-DRAPED AND RE-REGISTERED TO COMPLETE THE CASE WHICH IS A REVISION SURGERY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT DURING A CRANIAL CASE, THE STEALTHSTATION TREON GUIDANCE SYSTEM WOULD NOT SHOW RED CROSS HAIRS IN THE NAVIGATION SCREEN. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM BUT BELIEVED THE CRANIAL REFERENCE FRAME AND THE PASSIVE PLANAR BLUNT PROBE WERE GREEN BUT THE CROSS HAIRS WERE RED. THE SURGEON REGISTERED THE PATIENT WITH A 1.1 ACCURACY. PROCEEDED ON TO NAVIGATION TO CHECK HIS ACCURACY AND COULD NOT GET HIS CROSS HAIRS TO GO GREEN. THE SITE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE RE-BOOTED THE SYSTEM AND THEY WENT BACK INTO NAVIGATION, BUT THE ACCURACY WAS OFF BY 20 CM. THE SURGEON OPTED TO CONTINUE THE SURGERY WITHOUT THE USE OF THE STEALTHSTATION. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE PATIENT OUTCOME.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 43 YR