FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2161874
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Received July 8, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2011-01203
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 8, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2011
- Report Date
- July 1, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K001284
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
SOFTWARE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A MEDTRONIC ENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE SITE ALLEGED THEIR FUSION SYSTEM WAS INACCURATE DURING AN ENT CASE. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT HE TESTED FOR ACCURACY ON ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS AT THE BEGINNING OF NAVIGATION AND WAS ACCURATE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE CASE THAT HE STATED THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INACCURACY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH THE USE OF THE FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE PT DEVELOPED A CEREBRAL SPINE FLUID LEAK AFTER THE CASE AND HAD TO BE EMERGENCY TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FROM THE SURGICAL CENTER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM | STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT (HAW) | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | FUSION | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 YR | Required Intervention |