MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC SUPERDIMENSION; SYSTEM, X-RAY, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED

Model Number AAS00161-20

Device Problems Communication or Transmission Problem (2896); Data Problem (3196); Patient Data Problem (3197); Application Program Freezes, Becomes Nonfunctional (4031)

Patient Problem No Code Available (3191)

Event Date 04/29/2019

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Other relevant device(s) are: product id: i ls-0001-fn, serial/lot #: unk, ubd:, udi#: out of an abundance of caution, superdimension is filing this mdr due to the additional risk associated with multiple exposures to general anesthesia.(b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter during a procedure, the system is freezing up during the registration.Registration check marks are skipping around.The computed tomography (ct)'s are not coming through picture archiving and communication system (pacs) and they have to use a compact disc (cd).The physician was not able to complete the superdimension portion of the case and the case was not completed by other means.The patient is under general anesthesia.

Manufacturer Narrative

H3 evaluation summary: the procedure recordings and logs were returned.Analysis showed no software malfunction found.The physician started automatic registration, achieved 5 check marks, performed verification in the right main bronchi and began navigation.A green checkmark appears when adequate registration data is acquired for the lobe.During additional surveying the system may remove a checkmark to indicate a lobe that requires additional data (resurvey of unchecked lobes) and is considered a normal behavior of the system.According to procedure recordings video and logs navigation was performed to all three targets.No unusual events or slowness were observed during investigation.The pacs logs were not returned to investigation the pacs event.The customer complaint could not be verified.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.

Manufacturer Narrative

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.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: g3 corrected information: h6 h3 evaluation summary: medtronic conducted an investigation based upon all information received.The involved device was not returned.However, the electronic device-use logs were available.The evaluation found no potentially contributing factors.It was reported that there was an issue with the software loading or reading the ct data and the procedure software was slow or freezing on the system console.There were also an issues completing registration.The reported issues could not be confirmed.The most likely cause could not be identified because no related problem was detected with the device.The manufacturing records for each device are thoroughly reviewed prior to release to ensure that it meets all medtronic quality specifications.A secondary review of the device history records found no potentially contributing factors.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.

• Brand Name: SUPERDIMENSION
• Type of Device: SYSTEM, X-RAY, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth MN 55441
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN LP - SUPERDIMENSION INC; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth MN 55441
• Manufacturer Contact: amy beeman ; 161 cheshire lane, suite 100; plymouth, MN 55441 ; 7632104064
• MDR Report Key: 8649710
• MDR Text Key: 146362008
• Report Number: 3004962788-2019-00043
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: JAK
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521199989
• UDI-Public: 10884521199989
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: K173244
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Health Professional,User Facility,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 02/10/2022

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/29/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: AAS00161-20
• Device Catalogue Number: AAS00161-20
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 02/04/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 04/17/2017
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: "SEE H10...."
• Patient Outcome(s): Other