ONSITE FUNCTIONAL AND VISUAL EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED BY A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE. THE SYSTEM PASSED A SYSTEM CHECKOUT AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE OPERATIONAL. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
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MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING AN IMAGING DEVICE BEING USED FOR A SACROILIAC AND THORACOLUMBAR PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED FIXATION OF THE SCREW WAS PERFORMED USING NAVIGATION, BUT THERE WAS A DEVIATION OF THE SCREW TOWARDS THE SPINAL CORD WAS CONFIRMED ON THE POST-OPERATIVE CONFIRMATION. IT SEEMED THAT THE ERROR WAS ABOUT 2 CM. THE OPERATION WAS COMPLETED BY SWITCHING TO A C-ARM. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A HIGH POSSIBILITY THAT IT WAS NOT A DEVIATION OF THE SCREW CAUSED BY THE IMAGING SYSTEM, BUT DUE TO THE INACCURACY OF THE NAVIGATION THERE WAS SUSPICION OF A SPINAL CORD INJURY. THERE WAS NO OTHER INFORMATION REPORTED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PATIENT DUE TO JAPANESE PRIVACY LAWS. THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN REPORTED DELAY TO PROCEDURE.