FUSION NAVIGATION SYSTEM
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
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.
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 |