Patient weight not available from the site.Concomitant medical products: information references the main component of the system.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: (b)(4), version 2.1.0 h3) the manufacturer representative went to the site to test the navigation system.They found no inaccuracies when navigating the demo models.No hardware parts were replaced.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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Medtronic received information regarding a navigation system being used during a procedure.It was reported that an inaccuracy occurred intraoperative.There was no reported impact on patient outcome.The procedure type was a sacroiliac and thoracolumbar procedure.There was no reported delay to the procedure.The amount of inaccuracy is unknown however, the health care professional was very confident that the system was inaccurate.On (b)(6), the health care professional (hcp) did a revision surgery which they stated was partly due to the inaccuracies that occurred initially in the case.They stated that the screw on l5 (right side) was a bit too lateral.They stated that the issue might have been to the patient being overweight and the rod not being able to handle it.This patient also had an infection so the hcp did a washout.
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Continuation of d11: section d information references the main component of the system.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 9733686, version #: 2.1.0 h3) the software team investigated the reported issue.Logs and archives were reviewed.Logs did not captured any abnormality related to the reported behavior.The archive had 4 ct exams, all the exams were per the stealth protocol and captured the spine anatomy.Since the exams were anonymized not sure which exam was related to the which case.There was insufficient information to determine whether a software anomaly contributed to the reported behavior.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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