O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM 3RD EDITION
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2016-05254
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 16, 2016
- Date of Event
- January 15, 2016
- Report Date
- November 16, 2016
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LITTLETON)
- Product Code
- OXO
- PMA / PMN Number
- K092564
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT WHEN THE SITE WAS DRIVING THE IMAGING SYSTEM TO STORE IT, THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THEY MANUALLY MOVED IT TO A STORAGE AREA. THEY NOTED THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS PLUGGED IN THEY COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THEY UNPLUGGED THE UMBILICAL CABLE AND BOTH THE X-RAY AND MOTION BATTERIES WERE COMPLETELY DEPLETED. THE SITE NOTED THAT THEY NORMALLY STORED THE SYSTEM TURNED OFF AND PLUGGED IN. THIS WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. ONSITE INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED, AND THE FIELD ENGINEER DISCOVERED A LOOSE J13 CONNECTOR ON THE SYSTEM BOARD WHICH CAUSED THE REPORTED EVENT. RE-SEATING THE LOOSE CONNECTOR RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE REPORTED. A FULL IMAGING SYSTEM CHECK-OUT WAS COMPLETED AND ALL TESTS PASSED. FULL SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY WAS CONFIRMED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AS DISCUSSED WITH THE FDA (B)(4) OFFICE ON (B)(6) 2016 VIA MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. RESPONSE TO (B)(6) 2016 (B)(4). 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 (B)(4) 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 (B)(6) 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 MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT WHEN THE SITE WAS DRIVING THE IMAGING SYSTEM TO STORE IT, THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THEY MANUALLY MOVED IT TO A STORAGE AREA. THEY NOTED THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS PLUGGED IN THEY COULD NOT DRIVE IT. THEY UNPLUGGED THE UMBILICAL CABLE AND BOTH THE X-RAY AND MOTION BATTERIES WERE COMPLETELY DEPLETED. THE SITE NOTED THAT THEY NORMALLY STORED THE SYSTEM TURNED OFF AND PLUGGED IN. THIS WAS REPORTED OUTSIDE OF SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 757963 | O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM 3RD EDITION | IMAGE-INTENSIFIED FLUOROSCOPIC X-RAY SYSTEM, MOBILE | OXO | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LITTLETON) | BI-700-00028-120 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |