MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC STEALTHSTATION S8 EM ENT SYSTEM; INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC

Model Number 9735669

Device Problem Human-Device Interface Problem (2949)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 12/10/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Patient information was unavailable.Name of initial reporter unknown at the time of filing.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 9735521, serial/lot #: unknown, ubd: unknown, udi#: unknown.No parts have been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Medtronic received information regarding a navigation system being used for a functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess).It was reported that the site had issue tracking using the side emitter.The site swapped to a flat emitter and the issue resolved.The procedure was completed using navigation and there was no reported impact to patient outcome.There was a reported delay to the procedure of less than one hour due to this issue.

Event Description

Medtronic received additional information that the reported issue was the side emitter was not tracking the instruments.

Manufacturer Narrative

H2) additional information: see b5.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.

Manufacturer Narrative

H2) additional information: see a1, a3, and e1.H3) a manufacturer representative did a system checkout and everything worked fine with the side emitter.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.

• Brand Name: STEALTHSTATION S8 EM ENT SYSTEM
• Type of Device: INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC; 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• MDR Report Key: 9465390
• MDR Text Key: 186751824
• Report Number: 1723170-2019-05999
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: PGW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169838918
• UDI-Public: 00643169838918
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K162309
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 02/11/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 12/13/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 9735669
• Device Catalogue Number: 9735669
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/21/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: "SEE H10...."