O-ARM 1000 IMAGING SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2016-05325
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 2, 2016
- Date of Event
- May 29, 2015
- Report Date
- December 2, 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
- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
NO PATIENT INFORMATION PROVIDED AS NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS CONCERN. A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT THE MOBILE VIEW STATION (MVS) WAS STUCK ON THE 'INITIALIZING, PLEASE WAIT' SCREEN DURING BOOT UP. SITE REBOOTED THE SYSTEM SIX TIMES BEFORE IT BOOTED UP FULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. IMAGING SYSTEM WAS SHIPPED TO THE FIELD SYSTEMS ENGINEER TO PREFORM AN INVESTIGATION. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE AC PLUG TO THE PAXSCAN WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE REPORTED EVENT. RE-SEATING THE AC PLUG 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 (B)(6) DISTRICT OFFICE ON APRIL 7, 2016 VIA MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. RESPONSE TO 3/17/2016 FDA-483 (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 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 THE MOBILE VIEW STATION (MVS) WAS STUCK ON THE 'INITIALIZING, PLEASE WAIT' SCREEN DURING BOOT UP. SITE REBOOTED THE SYSTEM SIX TIMES BEFORE IT BOOTED UP FULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT PRESENT WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 793077 | 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 |