Medtronic received information regarding a navigation device being used for a cervical spine procedure.The issue occurred intraoperatively during navigate and delayed the surgery by 15 minutes.It was reported that after a scan had been transferred from the imaging device, the surgeon placed a probe on the anatomy and was actively navigating, but the screen did not show any images.The surgeon stopped navigating and pressed ¿re-center¿ on the navigation device and the images were re-centered.The frame did not move, and the surgeon was using a small passive spine frame.Another image was acquired with the imaging system, then the navigation device was navigating accurately.The surgery was completed navigation and there was no impact on patient outcome.
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