Catalog Number BI70002000 |
Device Problems
Break (1069); Device Operates Differently Than Expected (2913)
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Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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Event Date 11/07/2017 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient information was unavailable from the site.A medtronic representative went to site to test the equipment.Representative reported that a front rotor fan fin was damaged and made a loud popping noise.The fan assembly was replaced to resolve the issue and a system checkout was performed.The hardware, software, and instruments passed the system checkout.The system was found to be fully functional.The suspect part has not been receive by the manufacturer for evaluation.
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Event Description
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A site representative reported that during spinal fusion procedure, a loud popping noise was heard from imaging system and a black plastic was falling from the system when closing the gantry around a patient.When opening the gantry, no noise was heard from the system and system was removed from the operating room (or).The procedure was completed without the use of imaging.There was a delay of less than 1 hour.No impact on patient outcome.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: patient id, age and gender provided.A medtronic representative reported that the issue occurred in a lumbar laminectomy with a pedicle screw fusion.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Patient demographic information.Patient weight not available from the site.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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The fan assembly for the imaging system was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.Testing found that a fan blade was damaged and resulted in the reported issue.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: a medtronic field service engineer clarified that the fan blade broke inside the system, and did not fall off until after the fan cover was removed while servicing the system.Additional information/response to fda request: attached with this submission is a copy of the response letter sent to the fda on (b)(4) 2018 with regards to a fda request for additional information ((b)(4)) that provides additional information and findings related to this mdr.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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