FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3895157
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Received June 25, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2014-00680
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 25, 2014
- Date of Event
- May 28, 2014
- Report Date
- May 28, 2014
- 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
NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. RMA ISSUED. REPLACEMENT VERTEK ARM SHIPPED TO SITE (B)(4) 2014. MEDTRONIC INVESTIGATION OF RETURNED SUSPECT DEVICE FINDS THAT THE VERTEK ARM WAS VERY WORN WITH NICKS AND SCRATCHES OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE INSTRUMENT. AS REPORTED, THE ARM WILL NOT LOCK DOWN COMPLETELY. MECHANICAL FAILURE, MALFUNCTION - WILL NOT TIGHTEN, DIRECTLY CAUSED EVENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED A SITE VERTEK ARM THAT WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372144 | STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM | NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | S7 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |