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BI70002000 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Application Program Freezes or Fails to Launch (4031)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/22/2020
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Upon inspection it was found that the motion interface was on and functioning but the gantry controller was dark with no illuminating led lights.All connections were seated firmly but the controller failed to power on.After 6 restarts the system powered up correctly and all lights were illuminated.After 9 more start ups and successful movements the error occurred again and did not clear.Upon returning to the site with the motion interface board and the gantry controller the error did not manifest after 4 start ups.Both components were replaced and the system checkout was successfully completed.It was noted several cases had since been completed without error.The system was serviced in the field and hardware parts were replaced.The system passed all tests and was performing as intended.No failures were found.Codes b01, c07 and d02 are applicable.Concomitant medical products: other relevant device(s) are: product id: bi71000442, serial/lot #: (b)(4), ; product id: bi71000180, serial/lot #: (b)(4), if information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information regarding an imaging system used pre-operatively to an unknown procedure.It was reported that the motion bar was not fully loading on start up.In the image application system (ias) application, the motion area was blank.There was a delay of less than one hour before the surgery, navigation and imaging were aborted.The patient impact was that the surgery had to be rescheduled.
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Event or Problem Description
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Additional information was received stating that the patient had been given a ga, positioned and incisions made for placement and set up of navigated instrumentation.The patient was self-funded and had taken time off work for the surgery.Anesthesia had been give prior to the procedure being aborted.An incision had been made prior to the procedure being aborted.A spine fusion was being performed when the issue occurred.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H2) additional information received.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.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H2) additional information: a2,a4 updated.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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H2: additional information: d10 updated.H3: analysis on the returned gantry motion control showed a software failure.When tested on a test system, the system did not initialize and motion failed to ready.Continuation of d10: product id: bi71000442; lot #: rev.1: s/n (b)(6).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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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3) analysis on the returned motion enclosure showed no failure found when tested on a known good test 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.
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