FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 3113696 · Received May 15, 2013

Report

Report Number
1723170-2013-00195
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 15, 2013
Date of Event
February 21, 2013
Report Date
February 21, 2013
Manufacturer
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LITTLETON)
Product Code
OXO
PMA / PMN Number
K050996
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CO, US
Reporter Occupation
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY TECHNICIAN/REPRESENTATIVE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO PATIENT WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION. ELECTRICAL EVALUATION OF RELAY RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE RELAY WAS SHORTED ON THE OUTPUT, BETWEEN PIN 1 AND 2.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING TRAINING, A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED WHEN OPENING THE GENERATOR , THERE WERE SPARKS FROM THE BACK OF THE GENERATOR DOOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUSE F3 WAS BLOWN AND THE DRIVE SOLID-STATE RELAY (DRIVE SSR) WAS FOUND TO BE SHORTED ON THE SWITCH AND WERE REPLACED. THEY THEN POWERED THE SYSTEM ON AND TESTED THE DRIVE FUNCTION WHICH WAS WORKING PROPERLY. AGAIN THEY POWERED DOWN THE O-ARM AND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY THE UNIT HAD THE ABILITY TO MOVE. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SYSTEM EXHIBITED SIMILAR SPARKS FROM THE BACK OF THE GENERATOR DOOR, WHEN OPENING THE GENERATOR. THE SOURCE OF THE SPARKS WAS THE SHORTED BLACK WIRES RUNNING TO THE F3 FUSE HOLDER. WHILE FUSE F3 REMAINED INTACT, THE RELAY WAS SHORTED AGAIN. THE SSR WAS MEASURED TO CONFIRM THE SAME MEASUREMENT AS WITH THE PREVIOUS SSR. THE FSE PRESSED THE "E-STOP" BUTTON TO CONFIRM FUNCTIONALITY, AND THE SYSTEM STILL HAD THE ABILITY TO DRIVE EVEN AFTER TURNING THE POWER OFF. THE DRIVE SSR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM IS NOW FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED ON A TRAINING UNIT AND NOT IN THE OPERATING ROOM. NO PATIENT WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
214767 O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM IMAGE-INTENSIFIED FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY SYSTEM, MOBILE OXO MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LITTLETON) BI-700-00027-120

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1