FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM

MDR report key: 2760897 · Received September 26, 2012

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PATIENT ERROR LOGS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED. SOFTWARE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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