FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
STEALTHSTATION IOR SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2257775
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Received August 29, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2011-01340
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 29, 2011
- Date of Event
- August 3, 2011
- Report Date
- August 5, 2011
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050438
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND WITH THE SOFTWARE. THE SITE BELIEVED THAT THE SCRUB TECH MAY HAVE BUMPED THE FRAME DURING SURGERY. THEY HAVE DONE MULTIPLE SUCCESSFUL CASES SINCE WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A MEDTRONIC REP REPORTED A NAVIGATIONAL INACCURACY OF ABOUT 1CM IN THE CRANIAL PORTION OF A TRANSSPHENOIDAL CASE. THEY WERE USING MACH CRANIAL AND HAD DONE THE ENT PORTION OF THE CASE ACCURATELY AND WITHOUT ISSUE. AT SOME POINT AFTER REACHING THE TUMOR THEY NOTICED THAT NAVIGATION WAS NO LONGER ACCURATE. THEY ABORTED NAVIGATION AT THIS POINT BUT CONTINUED THE CASE WITH A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEALTHSTATION IOR SYSTEM | STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT (HAW) | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | IOR | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR |