O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2016-04626
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 11, 2016
- Date of Event
- March 23, 2015
- Report Date
- November 11, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LITTLETON)
- Product Code
- OXO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050996
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE 3D IMAGE RESULTED IN HALF OF THE SLICING BEING WHITE. ANOTHER 3D SCAN WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED AND NO DELAY IN SURGERY. SURGERY PROCEEDED AS PLANNED. THE SYSTEM'S LOGS WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS. A SOFTWARE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED TO ANALYZE THE SYSTEM LOGS WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REPORTED EVENT WAS RELATED TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE WAS DOCUMENTED IN A MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION SOFTWARE ANOMALY TRACKING DATABASE. THIS EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AS DISCUSSED WITH THE FDA (B)(6) ON APRIL 7, 2016 VIA MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. RESPONSE TO 3/17/2016 FDA-483 FEI: 3004785967. THIS REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF RECENT CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT (MDR) REVIEW PROCESS AND IS FOR NON-ADVERSE EVENT REPORTABLE MALFUNCTIONS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS WHERE THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. SIMILAR MALFUNCTIONS THAT HAD RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DELAYS OF SURGERY OR REQUIRED ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION HAD BEEN REPORTED AS MDR SERIOUS INJURIES. BASED ON THIS 483 OBSERVATION, THE REPORTING DETERMINATION HAS BEEN REVISED TO CONSIDER THESE MALFUNCTION EVENTS REPORTABLE. THIS PROCESS CHANGE RESULTED IN AN OVERALL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MDRS FILED BY MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC., SINCE APRIL 2016. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS INCREASE IS NOT THE RESULT OF THE DISCOVERY OF NEW PRODUCT PROBLEMS, BUT RATHER THE RESULT OF A BROADER INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS WITHIN OUR PROCESSES.
A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE 3D IMAGE RESULTED IN HALF OF THE SLICING BEING WHITE. ANOTHER 3D SCAN WAS PERFORMED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED AND NO DELAY IN SURGERY. SURGERY PROCEEDED AS PLANNED. THE SYSTEM'S LOGS WERE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR ANALYSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746135 | 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 |