FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

INTELLECT CRANIAL NAVIGATION SOFTWARE

MDR report key: 2974355 · Received February 22, 2013

Report

Report Number
0001811755-2013-00357
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 22, 2013
Date of Event
January 28, 2013
Report Date
January 28, 2013
Manufacturer
STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO
Product Code
HAW
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT WITHOUT AND EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE DEVICE IS RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. NOT RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE CALL SHEET THE CT WAS IMPORTED AS VIEW FROM FEET AND THE MRI SCAN WAS IMPORTED AS VIEW FROM HEAD. THE IMAGES SHOULD BE IMPORTED WITH THE SAME IMAGE ORIENTATION. THE FACT THAT THE IMAGES WERE IMPROPERLY IMPORTED LED TO THE REPORTED INACCURACY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT NAVIGATION WAS INACCURATE DURING A PROCEDURE AS THE PHYSICIAN SWITCHED FROM CT IMAGE GUIDANCE TO MRI IMAGE GUIDANCE. NAVIGATION WAS ABORTED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY TRADITIONAL METHODS WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FOLLOW UP BY THE NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN, IT WAS NOTICED THE IMAGES HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY IMPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT NAVIGATION WAS INACCURATE DURING A PROCEDURE AS THE PHYSICIAN SWITCHED FROM CT IMAGE GUIDANCE TO MRI IMAGE GUIDANCE. NAVIGATION WAS ABORTED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY TRADITIONAL METHODS WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FOLLOW UP BY THE NAVIGATION TECHNICIAN, IT WAS NOTICED THE IMAGES HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY IMPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
78749 INTELLECT CRANIAL NAVIGATION SOFTWARE STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1