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

Model Number	9735665
Medical Device Problem Code	Human-Device Interface Problem (2949)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	05/11/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Concomitant medical products: other relevant device(s) are: product id: 9 735740, version #: 1.2.0.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Medtronic received information regarding a navigation device being used for a sacroiliac and thoracolumbar procedure.It was reported that the it was not possible to do a 3d scan with a 3rd party imaging device.The imaging device and the navigation system lost connection.They restarted the system 4 times but the issue did not resolve.Navigation was aborted.There was no reported impact to patient outcome and a reported delay of less than one hour.(b)(6) 2020 e1 rep: no additional information received.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3) the software analysis found that on 15th day, the navigation system got a communication problem with the microscope multiple times.Logs captured that this case shows a physical hardware issue (network cabling, or microscope hardware issue).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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.
Event or Problem Description
The issue was with a connection between a 3rd party imaging system and the navigation system.The cause of the event is unknown.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3) onsite functional and visual examination was performed by a manufacturer representative.The entire system was replaced due to customer dissatisfaction.There has been no issues reported with the new system.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.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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.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.
Event or Problem Description
It was updated that the system was tested to see if the problem persisted.The settings were checked according to the 3rd party device document.At installation a representative was on site supporting.During the installation was realized that it seemed to help to switch the class modality in the dicom settings of the microscope and then the system was able to transfer.This seemed to reset the connection problem and avoided needing to restart the system.The site always restarted both systems.

• Brand Name: STEALTHSTATION S8 PLUS SYSTEM
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC; 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• MDR Report Key: 10090014
• Report Number: 1723170-2020-01521
• Device Sequence Number: 2561834
• Product Code: HAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00763000272760
• UDI-Public: 00763000272760
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: SZ
• PMA/510(K) Number: K162309
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,foreig
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/10/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 9735665
• Device Catalogue Number: 9735665
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/16/2020
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/11/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/12/2020; 07/06/2020; 08/05/2020; 09/07/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/26/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 06/19/2020; 07/07/2020; 08/24/2020; 09/10/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 81 YR