MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC (LITTLETON) NON-INVASIVE PATIENT TRACKER; INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC

Model Number	9734887
Medical Device Problem Code	Device Sensing Problem (2917)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	08/06/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The tracker was returned for analysis.When connected to a known good system, the tracker would not track and displayed only a red status.A check of the electromagnetic (em) interface showed all three coils were functioning normally, but there was still no tracking.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 pre-operatively of a catheter placement procedure.It was reported that patient tracker was not being tracked while in the registration screen.The manufacturing representative double checked that the tracker was plugged into the emitter box and that the tool card was in the procedure with no resolution.A new tracker was opened and connected and it began to track immediately.There was a less than 5-minutes delay to the procedure.It was reported that the cause was due to a faulty patient tracker.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H2: see b5 for patient impact.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
There was no reported impact to the patient.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H2) correction: e1 corrected 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: NON-INVASIVE PATIENT TRACKER
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC (LITTLETON); 300 foster st; littleton MA 01460
• MDR Report Key: 10462566
• Report Number: 3004785967-2020-01002
• Device Sequence Number: 3218583
• Product Code: HAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169488113
• UDI-Public: 00643169488113
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: FL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K141833
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Physician
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/11/2020

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 Expiration Date: 03/23/2023
• Device Model Number: 9734887
• Device Catalogue Number: 9734887
• Device Lot Number: 200323
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 08/12/2020
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/06/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/11/2020; 09/11/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/27/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 09/11/2020; 09/11/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 43 YR
• Patient Weight: 70