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Model Number SDK4900-FT |
Device Problem
Device Displays Incorrect Message (2591)
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Patient Problem
No Code Available (3191)
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Event Date 07/18/2019 |
Event Type
Injury
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Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Out of an abundance of caution, superdimension is filing this mdr due to the additional risk associated with multiple exposures to general anesthesia.The customer disposed of the product and it was not returned.Therefore, the complaint could not be confirmed, and a root cause could not be determined.Customer had issue of device showing already used for a patient.Opened new device and tried accuracy patient.Device was good.Gave error on pulling up previous patient as expected.Second device was opened and brought up patient "b".No errors.Opened accuracy.No errors.Opened "b" again and got error.Both devices were from same lot#.Customer has no more device.Burned (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) eeprom on the device.Was able to register patient "b".Properly gave error when i tried to use the same device on another patient.Device used during failed procedure had been discarded prior to my arrival.Called tech service to have device used during testing replaced.Test device discarded.System testing as it should.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event Description
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According to the reporter.During a procedure the health care professional called technical services indicating there was an error that the locatable guide was already used.A new locatable guide was then used, the system was restarted twice, and the same error code came on.The previous case with the system was completed with no issues, however during this case, the old case automatically popped up as the procedure was not exited properly, with a new locatable guide hooked up.This caused the locatable guide to be read as the previous case, and when the correct patient was chosen, the error came up.During troubleshooting the correct patient was chosen and a new guide was replaced, and the same error came up again.The patient was under general anesthesia and the physician did not completed the case.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Please see corrected information in section g4 - 510k #.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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A review of the appropriate device history records indicates this device was released meeting all quality specifications.Manufacturing non-conformances were reviewed.No entries related to the customer report were noted.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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