| Model Number |
FUSION |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Communication or Transmission Problem (2896)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
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| Date of Event |
03/22/2018
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Actual product: balloon seeker 1830517frt em frnt 5x17mm.Device udi number and lot number unavailable.Device manufacturing date unavailable.A manufacture representative went to the site to test the equipment.Testing revealed that the system performed as intended.
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Event or Problem Description
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Medtronic received information intra-operatively during a functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess).The ent rep called in with a surgeon on site during the procedure.It was reported that initially the frontal balloon was not recognized by the system when it was plugged into the axiem ports.The emitter details view showed nothing plugged into the port.It was swapped for a different balloon and the same issue occurred.It occurred on all ports of the system.No other instruments that were plugged into those ports at the time had any issue with tracking or navigating.The issue extended the surgical time by less than 1 hour.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Correction: product and related fields updated to proper value.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information: medtronic received information that the surgeon opted to complete the procedure with an acclarent balloon and a medtronic micro debreeder instead of the medtronic balloon.There was no reported impact on patient outcome.No additional information was provided.
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