FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
NAV LUMBAR PROBE TIP
MDR report key: 2884025
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Received December 21, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2012-00763
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 21, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 27, 2012
- Report Date
- November 27, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050438
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
AS REPORTED, THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT IS VISIBLY BENT. A REPLACEMENT DEVICE WAS SENT TO THE SITE ON (B)(4) 2012.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THE NAVLOCK LUMBAR PROBE BENT ON THE PATIENT'S BONE DURING A SPINAL FUSION SURGERY. THEY WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CASE WITH THE INSTRUMENTS THEY HAD, THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY BACKUPS. NO NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAV LUMBAR PROBE TIP | NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | 100213 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 YR |