MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC MAIN CART 9735669 STEALTH S8 EM ENT; EAR, NOSE AND THROAT STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT

Model Number 9735669

Device Problem Mechanical Problem (1384)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 03/03/2020

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

No devices were returned to the manufacturer for analysis.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

Medtronic received information regarding a navigation system used during a functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess) procedure.It was reported that they were unable to continue past the registration page in the software.They tried using a different patient and it was still unresponsive at the registration screen, after going into various other screens it allowed them to continue past the registration screen.There was a delay of less than 1 hour.No patient impact was correlated with this event.

Manufacturer Narrative

Continuation of d11: section d information references the main component of the system.Other relevant device(s) are: product id: 9735736, software version #: 1.2.0.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

H3: software analysis completed and it was found that user had gone from registration task to other tasks several times.Many registrations have been done with minimum registration accuracy of 0.8mm.Apart from this, there is not enough information to know the root-cause of the reported issue.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: MAIN CART 9735669 STEALTH S8 EM ENT
• Type of Device: EAR, NOSE AND THROAT STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC; 826 coal creek circle; louisville CO 80027
• MDR Report Key: 9864976
• MDR Text Key: 184457904
• Report Number: 1723170-2020-00999
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: PGW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169838918
• UDI-Public: 00643169838918
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K162309
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 06/05/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/23/2020
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 9735669
• Device Catalogue Number: 9735669
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 06/01/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 66 YR
• Patient Weight: 74