FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 23854679 · Received December 19, 2025

Report

Report Number
1723170-2025-03945
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 19, 2025
Date of Event
December 2, 2025
Report Date
December 19, 2025
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
UDI-DI
00643169722187
PMA / PMN Number
K162309
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

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, SERIAL/LOT#: (B)(6), UDI#: (B)(4), H3, H6: A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE SITE TO TEST THE EQUIPMENT. HARDWARE WAS REPLACED. CODES B01, C02, C08, AND D02 ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS ANALYSIS. HW ANALYSIS: H3, H6: THE CAMERA, LOT NUMBER: P901371, 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, INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATOR VOLTAGE LOW, AND INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATOR CURRENT LOW. THERE WAS A BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW MESSAGE ALONG WITH BUMP DETECTED AND STORAGE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED. THE PSU FAILED AN ACCURACY TEST (AAK) AT .652MM WITH A PASSING THRESHOLD OF .250MM. THE REPORTED EVENT COULD BE DUPLICATED BY MEDTRONIC PERSONNEL. CODES B01, C02, C08, AND D02 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM BEING USED OUTSIDE OF A PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE PREPPING FOR A CASE, THE MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVE (REP) FOUND THE SYSTEM DISPLAYING " LOCALIZER FAULTED." THE SITE SWITCHED TO ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR THE CASE. THE REP CHECKED NETWORK DEVICE INTERFACE (NDI) TOOLBOX AND FOUND THE BUMP AND TEMPERATURE FAULTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2139660 STEALTHSTATION¿ S8 SYSTEM NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. 9735665 00643169722187

Patients

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