MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC S8 PLUS STEALTHSTATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC

Model Number	9735667
Medical Device Problem Code	Human-Device Interface Problem (2949)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Patient Involvement (2645)
Date of Event	01/29/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
No patient information provided as no patient was involved in this concern.No parts have been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 9735736, serial/lot #: unk.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Medtronic received information that, while outside of a procedure, the navigation system could not receive or pull exams over electronic picture archiving and communication systems (pacs).It was reported that the pacs could not ping the navigation system and the system could not query pacs.There was no patient present when this issue was identified.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
A software analysis was initiated.Analysis found that the reported behavior was the intended functionality of the software.The navigation system software functioned as designed.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
H3: a medtronic representative went to the site to test the equipment.Testing revealed that the pacs server info was updated on the navigation system to restore functionality.The system then passed the system checkout and was found to be fully functional.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: S8 PLUS STEALTHSTATION NAVIGATION SYSTEM
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, STEREOTAXIC
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC; 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• MDR Report Key: 9649664
• Report Number: 1723170-2020-00306
• Device Sequence Number: 2800721
• Product Code: HAW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169876972
• UDI-Public: 00643169876972
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: CA
• PMA/510(K) Number: K162309
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,user facility
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Biomedical Engineer
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 05/05/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 9735667
• Device Catalogue Number: 9735667
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/29/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/04/2020; 05/04/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/30/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/25/2020; 05/05/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1