FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2201836 · Received August 5, 2011

Report

Report Number
1723170-2011-01244
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 5, 2011
Date of Event
July 8, 2011
Report Date
July 13, 2011
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K050438
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PL
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A MEDTRONIC REP TESTED SYSTEM AFTER SURGERY AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED ACCURATELY. SURGEON ACKNOWLEDGED HAMMERING ON PAK NEEDLE TO GO THROUGH CORTEX BONE AND NOT VERIFYING PAK NEEDLE THROUGH REMAINDER OF THE SURGERY. MEDTRONIC REP INSTRUCTED SURGEON ON PROPER PROCEDURE TO SUSTAIN GEOMETRY. SOFTWARE INVESTIGATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A SURGEON REPORTED AN ALLEGED AN INACCURACY DURING A THORACIC SPINE PROCEDURE WITH THE STEALTHSTATION S7, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MISPLACE SCREWS THAT NEEDED TO BE REVISED AT A LATER DATE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH THE USE OF THE STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT (HAW) HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. S7 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 27 YR Required Intervention O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM