FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3002308 · Received March 13, 2013

Report

Report Number
1723170-2013-00178
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 13, 2013
Date of Event
February 13, 2013
Report Date
February 13, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
Product Code
HAW
PMA / PMN Number
K001284
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE, AT THE SITE, REMOVED SEVERAL LARGE EXAMS AND THE CORE FILES FROM THE FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM; RESULTING IN SOFTWARE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. NO FURTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A MEDTRONIC ENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THE FUSION ENT APPLICATION WAS SLOW AND UNRESPONSIVE AFTER IMPORTING 2 EXAMS WITH 500 AND 400 IMAGES EACH. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO MOVE BETWEEN TASKS IN THE APPLICATION. WHEN FIRST IMPORTING THE EXAM THE APPLICATION EXITED. THE APPLICATION WAS RE-LAUNCHED, HOWEVER, SOFTWARE REMAINED SLOW BETWEEN TASKS. IT WAS REPORTED THERE WERE 174 EXAMS, 17% OF THE HARD DRIVE SPACE WAS USED AND THERE WERE 2 CORE FILES ON THE SYSTEM. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED OUTSIDE OF SURGERY, THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
104672 FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT HAW MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. FUSION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1