STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2012-00546
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 26, 2012
- Date of Event
- September 14, 2012
- Report Date
- September 14, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050438
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- KS, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
PATIENT ERROR LOGS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. SOFTWARE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. SYSTEM PERFORMED PROPERLY. SOFTWARE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED THE LOG FILE IS CORRUPTED. SOME OF LOG FILE FOR DAY OF COMPLAINT IS STILL INTACT. THERE WAS A PROBLEM OPENING A DIRECTORY, AS INDICATED BY THE ARGUSSTORAGEMANAGEMENT/POSTPROC_INVOCATION MESSAGE, "ERROR OPENING DIR" FOR A LOG FILE, WHICH CONTAINED AN AXIEM "ERROR: AMPLIFIER POWER FAULT" MESSAGE.. THIS ISSUE WAS DOCUMENTED IN A MEDTRONIC SOFTWARE ANOMALY TRACKING DATABASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT WHILE IN A CRANIAL TUMOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON ALLEGED THE SOFTWARE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WALKED THROUGH TROUBLE-SHOOTING; THEN SITE PERFORMED A HARD RE-BOOT, RE-ENTERED THE APPLICATION AND CONTINUED WITH NAVIGATION. THERE WERE NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE USE OF THE STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE PATIENT OUTCOME REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM | NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | S7 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70 YR |