BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 22469991 · Received July 10, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1723170-2025-02671
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    July 10, 2025
    Date of Event
    June 18, 2025
    Report Date
    October 10, 2025
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
    Product Code
    HAW
    UDI-DI
    00643169722187
    PMA / PMN Number
    K162309
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CO, US
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H2, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE VENDOR ANALYSIS CONFIRMED A BATTERY FAULT WITHIN THE CAMERA. 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

    CONTINUATION OF D10: SECTION D INFORMATION REFERENCES THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE SYSTEM. OTHER RELEVANT DEVICE(S) ARE: PRODUCT ID: 9735821R, H3, H6: A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE SITE TO TEST THE EQUIPMENT. THE CAMERA WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM THEN PASSED TESTING. CODES B01, C08, AND D02 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ANALYSIS. THE CAMERA, LOT NUMBER: P901288, WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE RETURNED POSITIONING SENSOR UNIT (PSU) HAD SCRATCHES ON THE HOUSING AND LENSES. A CHECK OF THE EVENT LOG SHOWED INTERMITTENT FIRMWARE INCOMPATIBILITY DATING BACK TO NOV 2020. THERE WAS A BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW MESSAGE ALONG WITH BUMP DETECTED AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED. THE PSU FAILED AN ACCURACY TEST (AAK) AT .452MM 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.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEING USED OUTSIDE OF A PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A LOCALIZER FAULTED ERROR APPEARED ON THE CAMERA WITH GREEN AND AMBER LIGHTS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NETWORK DEVICE INTERFACE (NDI) TOOL-BOX SCREEN SHOWED STORAGE TEMPERATURE AND BUMP STATUS HIGHLIGHTED. THIS ISSUE WAS NOTICED DURING SET UP FOR A CASE AND THE SYSTEM WAS THEN SWAPPED OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1602102 STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 9735665 00643169722187

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown