MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LOUISVILLE) STEALTHSTATION S8 PREMIUM SYSTEM; NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT

Catalog Number 9735665

Device Problem Application Interface Becomes Non-Functional Or Program Exits Abnormally (1138)

Patient Problem No Patient Involvement (2645)

Event Date 03/20/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

No patient information provided as no patient was involved in this concern.A medtronic representative went to site to test the equipment.Representative reported that the navigation system was not communicating with imaging system.It was reported that a network cable was replaced to resolve the issue.A system checkout was performed and the hardware, software, and instruments passed the system checkout.The system was found to be fully functional.The suspect cable has not been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.

Event Description

A site representative reported that while setting up for a case, the navigation system became unresponsive.It was reported that the site was loading a patient.Rebooting the system resolved the issue.There was no patient present at the time of the issue.

Manufacturer Narrative

The logs for the navigation system were reviewed by medtronic personnel.However, the logs provided no additional insight into the probable cause of the anomaly.The behavior of the reported issue was found to be consistent with a known anomaly in the medtronic navigation software anomaly tracking database.This issue was documented in a medtronic navigation software anomaly tracking database.

• Brand Name: STEALTHSTATION S8 PREMIUM SYSTEM
• Type of Device: NEUROLOGICAL STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LOUISVILLE); 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• Manufacturer (Section G): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. (LOUISVILLE); 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• Manufacturer Contact: peter verhey ; navigation customer quality; 826 coal creek circle; louisville, CO 80027-9710 ; 7208902515
• MDR Report Key: 7432351
• MDR Text Key: 105684079
• Report Number: 1723170-2018-01640
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169722187
• UDI-Public: 00643169722187
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K162309
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/28/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 04/16/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Physician
• Device Catalogue Number: 9735665
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/04/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 08/21/2017
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1