FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION TREON TREATMENT GUIDANCE SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2201325 · Received August 3, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-01262
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 3, 2011
Date of Event
July 15, 2011
Report Date
July 15, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K050438
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

RMA ISSUED, A REPLACEMENT PSU AND SPRING ARM WERE SHIPPED TO SITE ON (B)(4) 2011. INVESTIGATION FINDS THAT THE SUSPECT PSU PASSED SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL AND AAK TESTS AND IS NOW FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ISSUE RESOLVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SITE REPRESENTATIVE, (B)(6), REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A CRANIAL SURGERY, THE STEALTHSTATION TREON GUIDANCE SYSTEM CAMERA DISPLAYED A DECREASED TRACKING VOLUME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO TRACK THE FRAME AND THE PROBE AT THE SAME TIME. THE NURSE STATED THEY REGISTERED THE PT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO VERIFY ACCURACY WITH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THE PROBE WAS FLICKERING BETWEEN YELLOW AND GREEN STATUS. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WALKED THE SITE THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING, HOWEVER, THE SURGEON OPTED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE STEALTHSTATION. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON PT 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 69 YR