O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2016-03466
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 17, 2016
- Date of Event
- June 30, 2014
- Report Date
- November 17, 2016
- 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
NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE SITE TO TEST THE EQUIPMENT. IMAGING SYSTEM FAILED MECHANICAL TESTS. SYSTEM NOT BOOTING UP AND THE PENDANT DISPLAYS "SYSTEM BOOTING PLEASE WAIT" CONSTANTLY. CMOS BATTERY FAILURE ON IMAGING SYSTEM COMPUTER. BIOS WENT TO DEFAULT AND WOULD NOT PROCEED FURTHER. REPLACED CMOS BATTERY AND RESET BIOS SETTINGS TO CORRECT VALUES. THE IMAGING SYSTEM THEN PASSED THE SYSTEM CHECKOUT AND WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. ISSUE RESOLVED WITH PART REPLACEMENT. THIS EVENT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AS DISCUSSED WITH THE FDA NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT OFFICE 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 MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT BIOMED FROM THE SITE NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE IMAGING SYSTEM WAS UNRESPONSIVE IN 'SYSTEM BOOTING PLEASE WAIT' MODE. ISSUE DISCOVERED WHEN POWERING ON THE SYSTEM FOR THE DAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, ATTEMPTED TO RE-BOOT THE IMAGING SYSTEM, BUT THE SYSTEM WAS STILL GOING INTO 'SYSTEM BOOTING PLEASE WAIT' MODE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760681 | 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 |