BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 23360383 · Received October 22, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    1723170-2025-03517
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 22, 2025
    Date of Event
    August 27, 2025
    Report Date
    December 11, 2025
    Manufacturer
    MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
    Product Code
    HAW
    UDI-DI
    00763000272739
    PMA / PMN Number
    K162309
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NJ, US
    Reporter Occupation
    003

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    H2: A VENDOR ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THE BATTERY FAULT. THE BATTERY, ENCLOSURE, AND IR WINDOWS WERE REPLACED AND THE COMPONENT FUNCTIONED AS INTENDED. 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: 9735821: 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: P902945, WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. THE RETURNED PSU CONTAINED SCRATCHES ON THE HOUSING & LENSES. A CHECK OF THE EVENT LOG REVEALED INTERMITTENT FIRMWARE INCOMPATIBILITY DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 2019 AND INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATOR CURRENT LOW, DATING BACK TO JULY 2020. 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 .813MM WITH A PASSING THRESHOLD OF .250MM. THIS PSU HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY RETURNED FOR A FAILURE. CODES B01, C02, 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 IN AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) OPENED NETWORK DEVICE INTERFACE (NDI) TOOLBOX TO TROUBLESHOOT THE CAMERA, AS SUSPECTED THERE WAS A CAMERA ISSUE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS BUMP STATUS AND INTERNAL STORAGE TEMP ALERT. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS THE COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (CMOS) BATTERY. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOME.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    241601 STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 9735665 00763000272739

    Patients

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