FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM
MDR report key: 4241317
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Received November 10, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2014-01169
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 10, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 16, 2014
- Report Date
- October 16, 2014
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050438
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. REPLACEMENT DEVICE SHIPPED TO SITE FOR ISSUE RESOLUTION. MEDTRONIC INVESTIGATION OF RETURNED SUSPECT DEVICE FINDS THAT THE HANDLE SPINS FREELY AND DOES NOT TIGHTEN THE ARM. THE ARM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE MODE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE SCREWS WERE STRIPPED ON A NAVIGATION SYSTEM ARTICULATING ARM. NO FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE DAMAGE, OR HOW IT OCCURRED, WERE PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723612 | STEALTHSTATION S7 SYSTEM | NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. | S7 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |