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Not graded by the source2020-09-24FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical SystemMW5097393da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DA VINCI CAIDRE GRASPER ARM FELL OFF INSIDE OF PATIENT WHEN JAWS WERE OPENED. A SLOTTED GRASPER WAS INSERTED THROUGH A PORT TO RETRIEVE BROKEN ARM PIECE. SLOTTED GRASPER BROKE AT THE HINGE WHEN JAWS WERE CLOSED ON ARM PIECE. ALL PIECES OBTAINED AND GIVEN TO ASSOCIATE MANAGER. (B)(4), US. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5097393Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-09-23FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11095da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-11095Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-09-16FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11155da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-11155Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-09-11FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-17081da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING REVIEW OF A LITERATURE ARTICLE INVOLVING DA VINCI ASSISTED ROBOTIC PROCEDURES TITLED ¿FIRST REPORT COMPARING THE TWO TYPES OF SINGLE-INCISION ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY: SINGLE SITE USING THE DA VINCI XI OR SI SYSTEM AND SINGLE PORT USING THE DA VINCI SP SYSTEM¿ , THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE REPORTED. THE ARTICLE INCLUDED 48 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SINGLE-SITE ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY (SS-RSC) USING DA VINCI SI OR XI SYSTEM FOR SYMPTOMATIC APICAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION (POP-Q) STAGE III-IV BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 2019 AND 8 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SINGLE-PORT ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY (SP-RSC) USING DA VINCI SP SYSTEM DURING JANUARY 2019. THE OPERATIVE TIME WAS COMPARABLE BETWEEN SS-RSC AND SP-RSC GROUPS. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE NOTED IN THE DOCKING AND CERVIX SUTURING TIMES BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS (P < 0.05). THESE WERE LONGER IN THE SS-RSC GROUP THAN IN THE SP-RSC GROUP (5.0 ± 2.6 MIN VS 2.3 ± 1.3 MIN, P < 0.001; 4.5 ± 1.8 MIN VS 2.1 ± 1.9 MIN, P < 0.01, RESPECTIVELY). THE MEAN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS (EBL) WAS COMPARABLE AND BELOW 75.0 ML IN THE SS-RSC AND SP- RSC GROUPS (51.9 ± 33.7 ML VS 71.3 ± 41.2 ML). INTRAOPERATIVELY, THERE WAS NO TRANSFUSION OR CONVER
cause not established2955842-2023-17081Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-09-11FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-17028da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING REVIEW OF A LITERATURE ARTICLE INVOLVING DA VINCI ASSISTED ROBOTIC PROCEDURES TITLED ¿FIRST REPORT COMPARING THE TWO TYPES OF SINGLE-INCISION ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY: SINGLE SITE USING THE DA VINCI XI OR SI SYSTEM AND SINGLE PORT USING THE DA VINCI SP SYSTEM,¿ THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE REPORTED: THE ARTICLE STUDY INCLUDED 48 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SINGLE-SITE ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY (SS-RSC) USING DA VINCI SI OR XI SYSTEM FOR SYMPTOMATIC APICAL PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE QUANTIFICATION (POP-Q) STAGE III-IV BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 2019 AND 8 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SINGLE-PORT ROBOTIC SACROCOLPOPEXY (SP-RSC) USING THE DA VINCI SP SYSTEM DURING JANUARY 2019. THE OPERATIVE TIME WAS COMPARABLE BETWEEN SS-RSC AND SP-RSC GROUPS. PER THE ARTICLE, THERE WERE "SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE NOTED IN THE DOCKING AND CERVIX SUTURING TIMES BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS (P < 0.05). THESE WERE LONGER IN THE SS-RSC GROUP THAN IN THE SP-RSC GROUP (5.0 ± 2.6 MIN VS 2.3 ± 1.3 MIN, P < 0.001; 4.5 ± 1.8 MIN VS 2.1 ± 1.9 MIN, P < 0.01, RESPECTIVELY). FURTHERMORE, "THE MEAN ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS (EBL) WAS COMPARABLE AND BELOW 75.0 ML IN THE SS-RSC AND SP- RSC GROUPS (51.9 ± 33.7 ML VS 71.3 ± 41.2 ML)."
cause not established2955842-2023-17028Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-09-10FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11046da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-11046Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-31FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10840da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY OF THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY AND WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER ON 10-AUG-AND 19-AUG-2020 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE EVENT DATE IS UNKNOWN. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY WITH THE INSTALLATION TOOL. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE FELT UPON REMOVAL OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND NO INSTRUMENT COLLISIONS. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE DURING THE WHOLE PROCEDURE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE OF THE PATIENT AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE AND IT COULD NOT BE FOUND. IT WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A DELAY IN PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT¿S STATUS WAS "NORMAL." THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT RECORDED ON VIDEO.
cause not established2955842-2020-10840Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-31FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10839da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY OF THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S ANATOMY AND WAS NOT RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER ON 10-AUG-2020 AND 19-AUG-2020 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE EVENT DATE IS UNKNOWN. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY WITH THE INSTALLATION TOOL. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE FELT UPON REMOVAL OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND NO INSTRUMENT COLLISIONS. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE DURING THE WHOLE PROCEDURE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE OF THE PATIENT AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE AND IT COULD NOT BE FOUND OR RETRIEVED. THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A DELAY IN PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT¿S STATUS WAS "NORMAL." THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT RECORDED ON VIDEO.
cause not established2955842-2020-10839Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-28FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10932da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10932Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-28FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11034da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE BLADE OF A HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE WHEN IN A PATIENT; IT¿S THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED WITHIN THE MONTH. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY. ON (B)(6) 2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT FROM THE CONSOLE SURGEON: DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF A HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT FELL OFF INTO THE PATIENT WHILE THE SURGEON WAS OPENING A VAGINAL CUFF. THE BROKEN SINGLE PIECE WAS FOUND AND VISUALLY REMOVED WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER INSTRUMENT; NO X-RAY WAS NEEDED AS THE FRAGMENT WAS SEEN AND RETRIEVED VISUALLY. THERE WERE NO INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OTHER THAN FRAGMENT RETRIEVAL, WAS REQUIRED. THE INSTRUMENT DID TOUCH THE PLASTIC OF THE V-CARE MANIPULATOR. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NEVER REMOVED AND IT WAS IN USE INTERMITTENTLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT REMOVED AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND THE PATIENT IS RECOVERING APPROPRIATELY. THE PROCEDURE COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITH NO REPORTED IN
cause not established2955842-2020-11034Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-26FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12165da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 19-MAY-2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC (ISI) RECEIVED FDA VOLUNTARY REPORT #MW5109945 WITH THE FOLLOWING EVENT DESCRIPTION: "BOWEL AND URETER PERFORATION; DA VINCI ASSIST HYSTERECTOMY PERFORMED AND NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 5 DAYS POST-OP. CT SCAN REVEALED PERITONITIS AND OPEN LAPAROTOMY BOWEL RESECTION WAS PERFORMED 7 DAYS POST-OP (REVEALED INJURY TO SMALL BOWEL) AND ADDITIONAL CT REVEALED THAT R URETER WAS ALSO SEVERED (STENT PLACED 9 DAYS POST-OP). URETERAL-VAGINAL FISTULA AND SEVERE UROSEPSIS IN (B)(6) 2020. I UNDERWENT 7 MORE SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND HAVE HAD 14 CT SCANS OF THE ABDOMEN IN 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INJURY. STAGED URETERAL REIMPLANTATION WAS PERFORMED 6 MONTHS POST-OP AND ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS FOR SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND RIGHT AND LEFT KIDNEY HYDRONEPHROSIS, ADHESIONS, HERNIA AND INCONTINENCE REMAIN. SURGEONS SUSPECT THERMAL INJURY AS URETERS WERE SCOPED IN THE INITIAL PROCEDURE. NOT SURE ABOUT MODEL (SI, SP, X) BUT MONOPOLAR SCISSORS WERE USED AS WELL AS PK APPARATUS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET INFO FROM THE HOSPITAL AND INTUITIVE (MANUFACTURER) HAVE FAILED. OTHER THAN MY SURGEON'S OP REPORT, I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMATION I NEED TO RESEARCH THIS EQUIPMENT IN DETA
cause not established2955842-2022-12165Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-26FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical SystemMW5109445da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: BOWEL AND URETER PERFORATION; DA VINCI ASSIST HYSTERECTOMY PERFORMED AND NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 5 DAYS POST-OP. CT SCAN REVEALED PERITONITIS AND OPEN LAPAROTOMY BOWEL RESECTION WAS PERFORMED 7 DAYS POST-OP (REVEALED INJURY TO SMALL BOWEL) AND ADDITIONAL CT REVEALED THAT R URETER WAS ALSO SEVERED (STENT PLACED 9 DAYS POST-OP). URETERAL-VAGINAL FISTULA AND SEVERE UROSEPSIS IN (B)(6) 2020. I UNDERWENT 7 MORE SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND HAVE HAD 14 CT SCANS OF THE ABDOMEN IN 18 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INJURY. STAGED URETERAL REIMPLANTATION WAS PERFORMED 6 MONTHS POST-OP AND ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS FOR SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND RIGHT AND LEFT KIDNEY HYDRONEPHROSIS, ADHESIONS, HERNIA AND INCONTINENCE REMAIN. SURGEONS SUSPECT THERMAL INJURY AS URETERS WERE SCOPED IN THE INITIAL PROCEDURE. NOT SURE ABOUT MODEL (SI, SP, X) BUT MONOPOLAR SCISSORS WERE USED AS WELL AS PK APPARATUS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET INFO FROM THE HOSPITAL AND INTUITIVE (MANUFACTURER) HAVE FAILED. OTHER THAN MY SURGEON'S OP REPORT, I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMATION I NEED TO RESEARCH THIS EQUIPMENT IN DETAIL. ADHESIONS WERE EXTENSIVE, AND FOLEY CATHETER AS WELL AS URETERAL STENT WAS PLACED FOR POST-OP PERIOD. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID
cause not establishedMW5109445Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-24FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10915da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE MOBILITY OF THE TIP COVER CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO THE SURGICAL SITE. THE TIP COVER WAS RETRIEVED AND THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) PERFORMED MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS EVENT. HOWEVER, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, NO MORE DETAILS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established2955842-2020-10915Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-21FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10930da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, A BURN INJURY WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE SMALL INTESTINE. THE INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION WAS FOUND WHILE THE SURGEON WAS CHECKING FOR BLEEDING TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROCEDURE. AFTER THE BURN INJURY WAS IDENTIFIED, THE SURGICAL STAFF INSPECTED THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY THAT WAS INSTALLED ON A MCS INSTRUMENT AND IDENTIFIED A HOLE. THE SITE BELIEVES THE BURN INJURY WAS RELATED TO THE HOLE FOUND ON THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITH A BACKUP INSTRUMENT/ACCESSORY. ON 28-AUG-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT FROM THE SURGEON AND A NURSE: THE ISI CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) REPORTEDLY REVIEWED A VIDEO OF THE PROCEDURE WITH THE SURGEON. PER THE CSR, A COLLISION WAS OBSERVED INTRA-OPERATIVELY BETWEEN THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND A TIP-UP FENESTRATED GRASPER INSTRUMENT INSTALLED ON ARM #4. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS REPORTEDLY HIT AND A HOLE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE GREY AREA OF THE TIP COVER. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROCEDURE, ARCING OF ELECTRI
cause not established2955842-2020-10930Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-19FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10927da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A VERY LARGE UTERUS WHICH MADE THE CASE VERY DIFFICULT. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE; THE CUSTOMER FELT TENSION AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS MISSING. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED AN X-RAY PRIOR TO CLOSING THE PATIENT AND THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. A CT SCAN WITHOUT CONTRAST WAS ALSO PERFORMED POST-PROCEDURE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS STILL MISSING AND IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED IF IT WAS INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2020-10927Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-19FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11334da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 12-NOV-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED MW 5096343 STATING: "SCISSOR TIP SHEATH ON INTUITIVE SCISSORS COMES OFF DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURE. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID#: (B)(4)." ISI MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2020-11334Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-17FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10758da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10758Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-17FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12499da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SACROCOLPOPEXY WITH HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM LOST POWER MID- PROCEDURE. THE SYSTEM HAD AN UNSPECIFIED NON-RECOVERABLE FAULT AND THE ARMS WERE RED. THE SURGEON ELECTED NOT TO POWER CYCLE OR ATTEMPT TO RECOVER AND INSTEAD, DECIDED TO CONVERT THE PROCEDURE TO TRADITIONAL LAPAROSCOPY DUE TO THE FACILITY POWER LOSS. THE SURGEON MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PATIENT INJURY; HOWEVER, NO DETAILS WERE PROVIDED REGARDING THE POTENTIAL INJURY. THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER ABOUT THE POWER LOSS AND WAS INFORMED THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED THE POWER OUTAGE TO THE ENTIRE OPERATING ROOM (OR). WHEN THE POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED, THE PATIENT SIDE CART (PSC) REVERTED TO BATTERY BACKUP AS DESIGNED. WHEN THE POWER WAS RESTORED, THE SYSTEM BOOTED BACK UP BECAUSE OF THE PSC STILL BEING ON AND THE SYSTEM GENERATED A NON-RECOVERABLE ERROR DUE TO THE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION TO THE VISION SIDE CART (VSC). THE CUSTOMER POWER CYCLED ALL SUBSYSTEMS, AND BROUGHT THEM UP TOGETHER, AND THE SYSTEM WORKED PROPERLY. PER THE FSE, THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS INTENDED AND NO ADDITIONAL ACTION WAS RE
cause not established2955842-2022-12499Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-15FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-16946da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING REVIEW OF A LITERATURE ARTICLE INVOLVING DA VINCI ASSISTED ROBOTIC PROCEDURES TITLED, ¿ROBOT-ASSISTED SPLEEN PRESERVING DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY (RA-SPDP): A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE,¿ THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE REPORTED: A RETROSPECTIVE DATABASE ANALYSIS OF 54 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED RA-SPDP BETWEEN APRIL 2008 TO OCTOBER 2017 AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION SHOWED OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AS FOLLOWS: INTRA-OPERATIVELY OUTCOME MEASURES SHOWED FOUR (7.4%) PATIENTS RECEIVED BLOOD TRANSFUSION, THE MEDIAN NUMBER OF BLOOD UNIT TRANSFUSED PER PATIENT WAS 1 UNIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ARTICLE STATES, "IN THREE PATIENTS, THE SPLENIC VESSELS HAD TO BE RECONSTRUCTED TO AVOID A WARSHAW PROCEDURE OR A SPLENECTOMY. FURTHERMORE, THE ARTICLE NOTES, "THERE WERE TWO ELECTIVE RECONSTRUCTIONS, CAUSED BY DIFFICULT DETACHMENT OF THE SPLENIC VESSELS FROM THE TUMOR AND ONE URGENT RECONSTRUCTION DUE TO INJURY TO THE SPLENIC VEIN." POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOME MEASURES SHOWED FIVE PATIENTS REQUIRED POST-OPERATIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND 21 PATIENTS HAD GRADE 0 CLAVIEN-DINDO COMPLICATIONS, 32 PATIENTS DEVELOPED GRADE I-II COMPLICATIONS AND 1 PATIENT HAD A CLAVIEN-DINDO GRADE III-IV COMPLICATION. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT TWO PATI
cause not established2955842-2023-16946Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-14FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10955da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY PROCEDURE, A PSEUDOANEURYSM ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED DUE TO A POST-OPERATIVE PANCREATIC LEAK. IT WAS NOTED THAT A BRANCHED BLOOD VESSEL FROM THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY (SMA) HAD ¿BEEN LEFT CUT OFF BY THE SYNCHROSEAL¿ INSTRUMENT AFTER SEALING AND A PANCREATIC LEAK OCCURRED IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. FURTHERMORE, THE TISSUE TREATED WITH THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS BURNED AND APPEARED WHITE. IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS DUE TO DAMAGE TO ¿J1V¿ (FIRST JEJUNAL VEIN). THE SURGEON COMMENTED THAT HE/SHE SHOULD HAVE USED THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WITH CAUTION. ON 27-AUG-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS RECORDED ON VIDEO. HOWEVER, THE SITE CANNOT PROVIDE THE VIDEO TO ISI FOR REVIEW. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT AFTER A BRANCHED VESSEL FROM THE SMA WAS SEALED COMPLETELY WITH THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT, THE SURGEON THEN CUT THE VESSEL. ALTHOUGH IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SITE BELIEVES NO MALFUNCTION OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT OCCURRED, THE SITE CLAIMS THAT THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT HAS A LARGE TH
cause not established2955842-2020-10955Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-04FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12288da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2020, INTUITIVE BECAME AWARE OF A ¿JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY¿ ARTICLE TITLED, ¿RARE POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE AFTER ROBOTIC-ASSISTED PANCREATODUODENECTOMY FOR PANCREATIC HEAD CANCER: A CASE REPORT¿ (ZHOU, J.J., CHEN, W., ET AL., 2020). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, AN OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOTED. ON POST OPERATIVE DAY 6 PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY OPERATION DUE TO BLOOD IN VOMIT. PATIENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN OUTPUT JEJUNAL LOOP INTUSSUSCEPTION IN THE STOMACH. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POST OPERATIVE DAY 10 AND WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-12288Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-04FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10841da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10841Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-04FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-13163da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED TOTAL BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A SMALL GRAY COVER ON THE END OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PIECE WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON USED A VESSEL SEALER INSTRUMENT TO CONTINUE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM, INJURY OR ADVERSE OUTCOME. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. PRIOR TO INSTRUMENT USAGE, THE SCRUB TECH WAS ATTEMPTING TO PEEL OFF THE YELLOW PROTECTIVE COVER ON TOP OF THE JAW COVER AND MIGHT HAVE LOOSE THE JAW COVER DURING THE PROCESS. THE SURGEON WAS DISSECTING A TISSUE WHEN A FRAGMENT FROM THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED WITH A GRASPER INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT COLLISION DURING THE PROCEDURE.
cause not established2955842-2023-13163Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-08-04FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10871da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10871Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-27FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10777da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10777Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-23FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-14774da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR SURGICAL PROCEDURE, PART OF THE BLUE SPRING PAD BROKE OFF OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT JAW. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND WILL BE RETURNED TO ISI FOR ANALYSIS. THE BREAKAGE WAS NOTED DURING DISSECTION OF THE TISSUE NEAR THE CRUS. THE BROKEN FRAGMENT DID FALL INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED AT THE TIME WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC NEEDLE DRIVER INSTRUMENT. THE SURGEON IS UNSURE AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE. THE BREAKAGE WAS OBSERVED 15 MINUTES INTO USING THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT USED AT THE TIME OF THE PROCEDURE WAS A FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT. THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING THE PROCEDURE, AND THE WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED PRIOR TO REMOVAL. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
cause not established2955842-2023-14774Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-22FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10941da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10941Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-21FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-11772da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 21-JUL- 2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿ROBOTIC TREATMENT FOR URINARY TRACT ENDOMETRIOSIS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND SURGICAL DETAILS IN A HIGH-VOLUME SINGLE-INSTITUTIONAL COHORT STUDY¿ (DIMAIDA, F., MARI,. A., MORESELLI, S., ET AL., 2020). THE AIM OF THE STUDY WAS TO PRESENT THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND THE POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES IN WOMEN TREATED WITH ROBOTIC EXCISION FOR DEEP ENDOMETRIOSIS INVOLVING THE URINARY TRACT. THIS STUDY RETROSPECTIVELY REVIEWED THE PROSPECTIVELY RECORDED CLINICAL DATA OF WOMEN CONSECUTIVELY UNDERGOING MINIMALLY INVASIVE TREATMENT FOR COMPLEX ENDOMETRIOSIS INVOLVING URINARY TRACT IN OUR CENTER BETWEEN JANUARY 2012 AND JUNE 2018. A TOTAL OF 74 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED AND, OF WHICH, 46 WERE TREATED WITH ROBOTIC SURGERY WITH EITHER A DA VINCI SI OR XI DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM. ALL THE PATIENTS RECEIVED A PREOPERATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY EVALUATION WITH THE GENERAL SURGEON, THE GYNECOLOGIST, AND THE UROLOGIST DUE TO THE FREQUENT CONCOMITANT INVOLVEMENT OF BOWEL AND GENITAL SYSTEM. PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC SURGERY WERE TREATED WITH THE SI OR XI DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM. WITHIN THE JOURNAL A
cause not established2955842-2022-11772Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-21FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10759da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF THE HARMONIC ACE CURVED SHEARS BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED AND A BACKUP INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND WAS INSTALLED TO PROCEED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME SURGICAL PROCEDURE. REPORTEDLY, THE TIP WAS NEATLY BROKEN AND IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE SURGEON WAS DISSECTING TISSUE WHEN THE DEVICE FRAGMENT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIALS. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NEVER REMOVED PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. UPON THE FINAL REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT, THE WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED AND THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT FEEL ANY RESISTANCE UPON REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE TO THE C
cause not established2955842-2020-10759Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-20FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10662da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10662Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-20FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10795da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10795Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-17FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10790da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10790Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-16FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10996da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10996Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-13FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10774da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10774Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-13FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10736da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10736Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-06FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10704da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10704Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-06FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10796da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10796Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-02FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-10124da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10124Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-01FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical SystemMW5100166da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ROBOTIC CLIP APPLIER NOT HOLDING CLIPS. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5100166Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-30FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10608da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IN REGARD TO THE ARTICLE ¿EARLY FEASIBILITY SURVEILLANCE OF GYNECOLOGIC ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERIES IN JAPAN¿ WRITTEN BY TSUKASA BABA, MASAKI MANDAI, HIROTAKA NISHI, OSAMU NISHII, JO KITAWAKI, MORIO SAWADA, KEIICHI ISAKA AND TOMOYUKI FUJII, AND PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH, DR. TSUKASA BABA INDICATED THAT HE HEARD OF A COLLISION INDUCED RECTAL INJURY THAT OCCURRED ¿OUTSIDE OF VIEW.¿ DR. BABA INDICATED THAT HE WAS ¿NOT SURE [IF] THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM SEPTIC SHOCK OR UNDERWENT ANASTOMOSE OR OTHER INTENSIVE CARE.¿ INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT, BUT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established2955842-2020-10608Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-29FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10743da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED THYROIDECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON HAD GRASPED UNSPECIFIED TISSUE WITH A HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE INSTRUMENT HAD A BROKEN METAL PIECE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS "EXCESSIVE BLEEDING" AND THE SURGICAL STAFF HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE BLEEDING. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE SURGEON BELIEVES THE INSTRUMENT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE BLEEDING. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS ADMINISTERED DUE TO THE BLEEDING AND THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. PER THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT'S CURRENT STATUS WAS "RECOVERED." ON 10-AUG-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOT RECORDED ON VIDEO. THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT RECALL WHAT SPECIFIC TISSUE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE "EXCESSIVE BLEEDING." AFTER A TISSUE INCISION WAS MADE USING THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT, THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO USE THE COAGULATION FUNCTION. AT THAT TIME, THE CUSTOMER CLAIMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT WORK AND BLEEDING OCCURRED. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS BY U
cause not established2955842-2020-10743Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-19FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-15438da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACTIVATE FIREFLY. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) HAD THE SURGEON CHECKED THE USER SETTINGS AND RESTORED THEM TO DEFAULT. THE TSE REVIEWED THE LOGS AND DETECTED ERROR 48275 AND 48205. THE TSE INSTRUCTED THE CUSTOMER TO SWAP THE ENDOSCOPE AND PERFORM A SYSTEM REBOOT WITH A HARD CYCLE, WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CUSTOMER SWAPPED THE VISION SIDE CART (VSC) TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO ANOTHER DV WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE ISSUE CAUSED A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE ENDOSCOPE WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO INTUITIVE AS THE ENDOSCOPE CONTROLLER (EC) CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING FINE. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER VISION ISSUES PRIOR TO FIREFLY NOT WORKING.
cause not established2955842-2023-15438Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-10FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10649da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10649Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-08FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10640da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10640Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-08FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10624da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10624Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-03FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10631da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10631Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-02FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10617da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A SPLIT WAS EXTENDING INTO THE DARKER GRAY PLASTIC ON THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DA VINCI COORDINATOR AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE IN USE APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN A TEAR ON THE WAS NOTED ON THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY. WHILE THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT, THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE OF THE PATIENT HAVING POSSIBLY GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE CANNULA. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS RETRIEVED WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO MCS INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONALITY ISSUE NOTED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE MCS INSTRUMENT COLLIDED WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS, IF THE SURGICAL STAFF FELT ANY RESISTANCE UPON REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA, OR IF THE INSTRUMENT WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE TO THE MCS
cause not established2955842-2020-10617Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-19FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10594da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED THYROIDECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON WAS USING THE HARMONIC ACE BLADE TO DISSOCIATE THE TISSUE WHEN THE CURVED BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE INSTRUMENT INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED, AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS REPLACED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM, ADVERSE OUTCOME, OR INJURY. DUE TO THE ALLEGED ISSUE, THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED BY 15 MINUTES. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE CUSTOMER TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT. HOWEVER, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
cause not established2955842-2020-10594Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-19FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10593da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10593Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-13FDA MAUDEda Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12575da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BARIATRIC REVISION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA NEAR THE AREA OF DISSECTION WITH A SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. INITIAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE REPORTER INDICATED THAT HE BELIEVED THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SYNCHRO SEAL INSTRUMENT THAT WAS USED DURING A BARIATRIC ROBOTIC PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY HAD A SECOND (UNSPECIFIED) PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THE HEMATOMA. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS DISCARDED AS NO ISSUE WAS SUSPECTED FOLLOWING INITIAL PROCEDURE COMPLETION. ON (B)(6) 2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER UNDERGOING A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY PROCEDURE ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE, THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED WITH NO ISSUE REPORTED. HOWEVER, POST-OPERATIVELY THE PATIENT HAD NOT BEEN ¿FEELING WELL¿ AND CALLED THE SURGEON TO REPORT IT. THE SURGEON RECOMMENDED THAT THE PATIENT COME INTO THE HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT DECIDED TO GO TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL TO SEEK TREATMENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONDUCTED, WHICH INDICATED A POSSIBLE HEMATOMA. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PATIENT UNDE
cause not established2955842-2022-12575Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗