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Not graded by the source2020-07-13FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10774da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-13FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10736da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-06FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10704da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-06FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10796da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-02FDA MAUDE2955842-2021-10124da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-07-01FDA MAUDEMW5100166da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-30FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10608da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-29FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10743da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-10FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10649da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-08FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10640da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-08FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10624da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-03FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10631da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-06-02FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10617da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-19FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10594da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-19FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10593da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-13FDA MAUDE2955842-2022-12575da 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.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-12FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10561da 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 established2955842-2020-10561Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-11FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10762da 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 established2955842-2020-10762Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-11FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10517da 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 established2955842-2020-10517Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-07FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10661da 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 MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY LOOSENED DURING USE. IT WAS ALLEGED THAT THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS NOT RETRIEVED. 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 DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2020-10661Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-07FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10592da 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 WHILE 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) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE REPORTED PRODUCT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. ALL FRAGMENT(S) WERE RETRIEVED. THE ASSISTANT USED THE DA VINCI ENDOSCOPE TO SEARCH FOR THE FRAGMENT AND USED THE LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT TO GRASP THE FRAGMENT AND PULL IT OUT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR ANY REMAINING FRAGMENTS. NO ISSUES WERE OBSERVED WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES WITH REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO EXPE
cause not established2955842-2020-10592Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-06FDA MAUDE2955842-2022-12515da 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 DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED TOTAL HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON NOTED THAT THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT ARCED AT THE JAWS. THE SURGEON BELIEVED THAT IT WAS TRIGGERED BY A THICK, ROUND, LIGAMENT OF TISSUE. THE GENERATOR DID NOT SHUT OFF DUE TO THE REPORTED ARCING INCIDENT, BUT DAMAGE WAS NOTED BETWEEN THE JAWS OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITH NO REPORTED INJURY OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. ON (B)(6) 2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE SURGEON, REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CASE AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE ARCING EVENT WAS NOTED AFTER ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OF USE. THE SURGEON BELIEVED THAT THE ARCING EVENT OCCURRED DUE TO THE JAWS NOT CLOSING COMPLETELY ON A THICKER PORTION OF TISSUE. THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT REMOVED ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE ARCING EVENT. UPON REMOVAL, THE WRIST OF THE INSTRUMENT WAS STRAIGHTENED. THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM, INJURY OR ADVERSE OUTCOME DUE TO THE REPORTED ARCING INCIDENT. THE SURGE
cause not established2955842-2022-12515Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-05FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10523da 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 8MM MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT 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 established2955842-2020-10523Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-26FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10590da 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 established2955842-2020-10590Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-22FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10499da 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 established2955842-2020-10499Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-15FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10487da 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 established2955842-2020-10487Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-13FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10537da 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 AFTER UNDERGOING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PULMONARY LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE, A FEMALE PATIENT IN HER 70'S HAD AN ULTRASONOGRAPHY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON THE VEINS IN A LOWER LIMB, IN ADDITION TO A ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY PROCEDURE AS A RESULT OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF SOLUBLE FIBRIN AND D-DIMER IN HER POST-OPERATIVE DAY #1 BLOOD SAMPLING. DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT) WAS FOUND AND THE PATIENT WAS ALSO SUSPECTED TO HAVE A PULMONARY EMBOLISM. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY AND DISCHARGED ONE WEEK POST-OPERATIVELY. THE HOSPITAL COMMENTED THAT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ROBOTIC SURGERY. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED. ON 21-MAY-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS RECORDED ON VIDEO. HOWEVER, THE VIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ISI TO REVIEW. NO MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WHICH WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. THERE WERE NO CONVERSIONS TO TRADITIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC OR OP
cause not established2955842-2020-10537Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Death reported2020-04-03FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10273da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Death report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED BY A PROFESSOR OF RESPIRATORY SURGERY THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNSPECIFIED UROLOGICAL DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE. THE PROFESSOR INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT DIED FROM AN AIR EMBOLISM AS A RESULT OF USING AN AIR SEAL (A 3RD PARTY MANUFACTURER DEVICE) BY INCREASING THE PRESSURE TO INCREASE THE HEMOSTATIC EFFECT. ON 12-MAR-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE ISI CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) REPORTEDLY HEARD THAT THE RESPIRATORY SURGEON HAD CONDUCTED THE DA VINCI-ASSISTED UROLOGICAL PROCEDURE. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS RECORDED ON VIDEO. HOWEVER, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE VIDEO IS AVAILABLE FOR ISI TO REVIEW. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. NO FURTHER CLINICAL OR PATIENT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED.
cause not established2955842-2020-10273Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-02FDA MAUDE2955842-2022-12185da 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 AT THE CONCLUSION OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY PROCEDURE, A BURN INJURY TO THE SKIN ON THE PATIENT'S SACRUM WAS IDENTIFIED. ALTHOUGH THE BURN SEVERITY (DEGREE) WAS UNKNOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION DUE TO THE BURN INJURY. THE SURGEON/SITE DOES NOT BELIEVE AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALLEGED BURN INJURY. THE CUSTOMER REPORTEDLY USES SINGLE-USE DUAL-BLADE NEUTRAL PLATES (GROUNDING PADS) FOR COAGULATION, PLACING IT ON LEFT LEG FROM ABOVE. ON 07-APR-2020, ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE SKIN INTEGRITY OF THE PATIENT WAS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT THIN OR FRAIL. THE PATIENT HAD NO PRE-EXISTING SKIN CONDITIONS. IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE A BURN INJURY TO THE PATIENT'S SACRUM. IT WAS A 1ST-2ND DEGREE BURN. THE BURN INJURY WAS REPORTED TO BE "10X20SM, RECTANGULAR, RED, WITH BLISTERS. THE PATIENT RECEIVED LOCAL SKIN TREATMENT AND WOUND DRESSING. THE SURGEON BELIEVED THAT THE BURN INJURY WAS DUE TO ¿NOT PROPER ISOLATION OF THE OPERATING TABLE.¿ THE GROUNDING PAD WAS CORRECTLY PLACED ON THE PATIENT'S LEFT LEG. IT WAS INSPECTED BEFORE
cause not established2955842-2022-12185Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-01FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10626da 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 established2955842-2020-10626Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Death reported2020-03-25FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10226da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Death 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 established2955842-2020-10226Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-03-19FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10526da 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 established2955842-2020-10526Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-03-16FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10622da 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 established2955842-2020-10622Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-01-17FDA MAUDE2955842-2020-10687da 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 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2020-10687Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗