STEALTHSTATION I7 INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 1723170-2017-01484
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 4, 2017
- Date of Event
- March 7, 2017
- Report Date
- April 26, 2019
- Manufacturer
- MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LOUISVILLE)
- Product Code
- HAW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050438
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- ES
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT RESTARTING THE IMAGING SYSTEM AND CLEARING THE TEMP FILE DID NOT RESOLVE THE REPORTED ISSUE. CORRECTION: THE UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION (UDI) HAS BEEN UPDATED TO THE PROPER VALUE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGERY WAS ABORTED AND THAT THE PATIENT WAS UNDER ANESTHESIA WHEN THE REPORTED ISSUE OCCURRED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE LOGS WERE REVIEWED AND REVEALED THAT THE PATIENT OID ALREADY EXISTS IN THE PATIENT DATABASE, WHICH PREVENTS THE PATIENT FROM BEING ADDED AGAIN. DELETING PATIENT 1723170 MAY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. INSTRUCTIONS WERE THEREFORE PROVIDED FOR DELETING FILE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR RESOLUTION STATUS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED.
THE SOFTWARE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE REPORTED EVENT WAS RELATED TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED IN THE NEWEST VERSION OF SOFTWARE WHICH INCORPORATED A FIX FOR THIS ANOMALY.
PATIENT IDENTIFIER NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE. PATIENT AGE NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE. PATIENT WEIGHT NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SITE. ONSITE INVESTIGATION WAS PREFORMED AND THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED EVENT. SYSTEM LOGS WERE SENT TO THE TECHNICAL SERVICES TEAM FOR REVIEW. TECHNICAL SERVICES TEAM COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUES BASED ON THE SYSTEM LOGS MADE AVAILABLE, THEY WERE ABLE TO LOAD AND TRANSFER PROFILES WITHOUT ISSUES. NO PARTS WERE RETURNED OR REPLACED AND NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE REPORTED.
A MEDTRONIC REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE SITE TO TEST THE EQUIPMENT. TESTING REVEALED THAT THE SOFTWARE OF THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WAS UPDATED TO RESTORE FUNCTIONALITY. THE SYSTEM THEN PASSED THE SYSTEM CHECKOUT AND WAS FOUND TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
A SITE REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THAT, WHILE IN AN ELECTRODE AND PROBE PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THEY TRIED TO IMPORT A PATIENT PROFILE FROM THE PLANNING STATION AND AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED NOT ALLOWING THEM TO LOAD OR SEE THE PATIENT PROFILE. THE MESSAGE READ 'THIS PATIENT IS ALREADY LOADED. PLEASE, DELETE IT AND LOAD IT AGAIN'. THEY COULDN'T SEE THE PATIENT ON THE PATIENT LIST, THE ERROR MESSAGE PERSISTED EVEN AFTER DELETING ALL PATIENT PROFILES THEY TRIED LOADING THE PATIENT PROFILE VIA USB BUT THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED. THERE WAS A REPORTED DELAY TO THE PROCEDURE OF MORE THAN 1 HOUR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON PATIENT OUTCOME.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239174 | STEALTHSTATION I7 INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM | NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT | HAW | MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LOUISVILLE) | I7 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |