BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 22329291 · Received June 25, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1723170-2025-02462
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    June 25, 2025
    Date of Event
    June 23, 2025
    Report Date
    July 25, 2025
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
    Product Code
    HAW
    UDI-DI
    00763000272739
    PMA / PMN Number
    K162309
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MO, US
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H3,H6) NO PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. CODES B17, C20, AND D15 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ANALYSIS. H6) A05 - LOCALIZER FAULTED A1102 - ERROR MESSAGE MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THE CAMERA, LOT NUMBER: P904545, WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE RETURNED POSITIONING SENSOR UNIT (PSU) CONTAINED SCRATCHES ON THE HOUSING AND LENSES. A CHECK OF THE EVENT LOG REVEALED INTERMITTENT FIRMWARE INCOMPATIBILITY DATING BACK TO SEPTEMBER 2020 AND INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATOR CURRENT LOW, DATING BACK TO APRIL 2023. THERE WAS ALSO A BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW MESSAGE ALONG WITH BUMP DETECTED AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED MESSAGES. THE PSU FAILED AN ACCURACY TEST (AAK) AT .730MM WITH A PASSING THRESHOLD OF .250MM. THIS PSU HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY RETURNED FOR A FAILURE. CODES B01, C08, AND D02 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ANALYSIS. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H2 CORRECTION: D4 UDI UPDATED. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: D10 UPDATED. CONTINUATION OF D10: SECTION D INFORMATION REFERENCES THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: PRODUCT ID: 9735821 CAMERA, SERIAL LOT/SW VERSION: - H3, H6: THE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED IN THE FIELD BY A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE. THE CAMERA WAS REPLACED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. CODES B01, C08, AND D02 ARE APPLICABLE. MEDTRONIC SUBMITS THIS REPORT TO COMPLY WITH FDA REGULATIONS 21 CFR PARTS 4 AND 803. MEDTRONIC HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE AS MUCH RELEVANT INFORMATION AS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY AS OF THE SUBMISSION DATE OF THIS REPORT. THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OR A CONCLUSION BY FDA, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE DEVICE, MEDTRONIC, OR ITS EMPLOYEE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT DESCRIBED IN THE REPORT. ANY REQUIRED FIELDS THAT ARE UNPOPULATED ARE BLANK BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN OR UNAVAILABLE. MEDTRONIC WILL SUBMIT A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWN.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEING USED OUTSIDE OF A PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED LOCALIZER FAULTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY OPENED NETWORK DEVICE INTERFACE (NDI) TOOLBOX THEY FOUND BUMP DETECTOR BATTERY FAULT, BUMP DETECTED, AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED. FINDINGS WERE CONSISTENT WITH CAMERA COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) BATTERY FAULT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN THEY OPENED NETWORK DEVICE INTERFACE (NDI) TOOLBOX THEY FOUND BUMP DETECTOR BATTERY FAULT, BUMP DETECTED, AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED. FINDINGS WERE CONSISTENT WITH CAMERA COMPLEMENTARY METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) BATTERY FAULT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1142625 STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 9735665 00763000272739

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown SEE H11....