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Not graded by the source2020-05-11FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2020-00049ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO PEDICLE SCREWS WERE NOT PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SCREW PLAN AT LEFT L3 AND RIGHT L4. INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING SHOWED THAT THE L3 SCREW WAS PLACED SUPERIOR IN THE DISC SPACE, AND THE L4 SCREW WAS LATERAL OF THE VERTEBRAL BODY. THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND PLACED USING NAVIGATED INSTRUMENTS BUT WITHOUT USE OF THE ROBOTIC ARM.
cause not established3004142400-2020-00049Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-11FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2020-00048ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO PEDICLE SCREWS WERE NOT PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SCREW PLAN AT THE LS LEVEL. INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING SHOWED THAT THE SCREWS WERE PLACED THROUGH THE SUPERIOR ENDPLATES AND BORDERS OF THE PEDICLES. THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND PLACED WITHOUT USE OF THE SYSTEM.
cause not established3004142400-2020-00048Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10517da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10661da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10592da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-06FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12515da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-05-05FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10523da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-29FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2020-00045ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOUR PEDICLE SCREWS WERE NOT PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SCREW PLAN USING THE, EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM, AT THE L3-4 LEVEL. INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING SHOWED THAT THE TWO LEFT SCREWS WERE PLACED MEDIALLY AND THE TWO RIGHT SCREWS WERE PLACED LATERALLY. THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND PLACED WITHOUT USE OF THE SYSTEM.
cause not established3004142400-2020-00045Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-26FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10590da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10499da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-15FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10487da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10537da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2020-04-03FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10273da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12185da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-04-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10626da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2020-03-25FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10226da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-03-22FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2022-00430Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE FILING OF A LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGEDLY ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2020, A MAKO TOTAL KNEE WITH TRIATHLON WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE PATIENT'S RIGHT KNEE USING PRODUCT/ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE, PINNING THE PRODUCT TO THE PATIENT'S FEMUR. IT IS FURTHER ALLEGED THAT ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT'S FEMUR BROKE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PRODUCT AND IMPLANTATION, AND HE UNDERWENT SUBSEQUENT SURGERY AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES.
cause not established0002249697-2022-00430StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-03-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10526da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-03-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10622da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-02-29FDA MAUDEAsensus SurgicalSenhance System3007593944-2023-00008Senhance
Senhance — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE COMPLAINANT, VAIDA NAUSEDIENE, REPORTED THAT ON DAY 4, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED FEVER, SIGNS OF PERITONITIS. THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS AN ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE. ON (B)(6) 2020, PATIENT WAS RE-OPERATED VIA LAPAROTOMY, DISRUPTION OF ANASTOMOSIS, LAVAGE AND DRAINAGE OF THE ABDOMEN, END COLOSTOMY. PATIENT WAS THEN TREATED IN ICU, THUS POSTOPERATIVE COURSE AND RECOVERY WAS LONGER DUE TO INFECTION OF THE LAPAROTOMY WOUND, WITH OBESITY AND CO-MORBIDITIES PRESENT. PATIENT RECOVERED AND WAS DISCHARGED FOR A 20-MARCH-2020 DATE OF RESOLUTION. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE U.S. THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6) HOSPITAL IN LITHUANIA. ADDITIONALLY, THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON 29-FEBRUARY-2020, AND ASENSUS SURGICAL WAS INTERNALLY MADE AWARE ON 16-AUGUST-2023.
cause not established3007593944-2023-00008Asensus SurgicalSenhance SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-02-14FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2020-00030ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOUR PEDIC/E SCREWS WERE NOT PLACED ACCORDING TO THE SCREW PLAN. INTRA-OPERATIVE IMAGING SHOWED THE SCREWS WERE PLACED MEDIALLY AND WERE OFF BY TWO VERTEBRAL LEVELS. THE SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND NEW ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR, AND LATERAL C ARM IMAGES WERE REGISTERED AND MERGED. USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS, THE SCREWS WERE CORRECTLY PLACED AT LS AND S1 ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL PLAN.
cause not established3004142400-2020-00030Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-01-17FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10687da 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.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-01-14FDA MAUDEStrykerMW5092377Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MAKO ROBOTIC EQUIPMENT MADE INCORRECT POSTERIOR CHAMBER CUT DURING SURGERY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5092377StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2020-01-13FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2020-00018ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THE LEFT LS SCREW WAS PLACED LOW TO PLAN. THE SCREW WAS REPOSITIONED INTRA-OPERATIVELY TO A NEW TRAJECTORY USING FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING. IMMEDIATELY POST-OPERATIVE THE PATIENT HAD LIMITED MOVEMENT TO THE LOWER LEG AND FOOT. 28 DAYS LATER, THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD STARTED TO RECOVER MOVEMENT AND BELIEVED THIS IMPROVEMENT WOULD CONTINUE.
cause not established3004142400-2020-00018Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-12-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12486da 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 UNDERGOING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, DISSECTION OF THE VAGINAL STUMP WAS PERFORMED, AND TISSUE WAS DAMAGED. ON (B)(6) 2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STUMP OF THE VAGINA WAS INJURED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE SURGEON¿S MISJUDGMENT. THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT ANOTHER STITCH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE VAGINAL STUMP. ADDITIONALLY, THE SURGEON STATED THAT THE EVENT DID NOT OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED AND THE PATIENT HAS PROGRESSED WELL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
cause not established2955842-2022-12486Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-12-18FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-11298da 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 VIA A GENERAL PHYSICIAN INQUIRY THAT AFTER A COMPLETED DA VINCI-ASSISTED GYNECOLOGY PROCEDURE, POSSIBLY ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL SIX TO SEVEN DAYS POST DA VINCI PROCEDURE, POSSIBLY ON (B)(6)2019, FOR WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS ¿REPAIR¿ AS THERE WAS AN OBSERVED ¿TROCAR INJURY¿ AND ¿BOWEL NECROSIS¿. FURTHER DETAIL WAS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT¿S CURRENT STATUS IS ALSO UNKNOWN.
cause not established2955842-2020-11298Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-12-05FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMW5091657Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: WHILE USING THE MAZOR NAVIGATION / ROBOTIC SYSTEM LEFT SIDE SCREWS OF A SPINAL FUSION WERE IN PLACE. THE RIGHT SIDED SCREWS WERE MEDIAL DISPLACED AND REQUIRED RE POSITIONING. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5091657Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-12-05FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10589da 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 established2955842-2020-10589Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-11-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2020-10599da 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 established2955842-2020-10599Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-09-23FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2019-00106ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE SYSTEM PLACED SCREWS AT LL AND L4 ACCURATELY, BUT L2 AND L3 WERE WAY OFF. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TEAM, THE SURVEILLANCE WAS FINE AND THE MERGE WAS ACCEPTABLE. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL BUT HAD A SMALL DURAL SCRATCH WHICH WAS REPAIRED INTRA-OPERATIVELY WITH NO SERIOUS LONG-TERM EFFECT TO THE PATIENT.
cause not established3004142400-2019-00106Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-07-31FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-04702Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A GUIDANCE SYSTEM BEING USED DURING A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ALL OF THE SCREWS WERE NOT TO PLAN. ALL OF THE LEFT SIDE SCREWS WERE IN THE SPINAL CANAL AND THE RIGHT HAND SCREWS WERE LATERAL TO PLAN. PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE, A 10 POINT ACCURACY CHECK WAS DONE AND THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM WAS ACCURATE ON ALL TRAJECTORIES. A SURGICAL ARM AND SHOULDER CHECK WERE ALSO DONE AND BOTH PASSED. THE TRAJECTORIES WERE PLANNED BY THE SURGEON AND THE C-ARM WAS CALIBRATED. THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM WAS PLACED ON THE BED AND DRAPED AS NORMAL. DURING THE PROCEDURE, EXPOSURE AND MARKING FILMS WERE DONE BEFORE THE SURGICAL SYSTEM WAS ATTACHED TO THE PATIENT. EXPOSE WAS GENEROUS AND THERE WERE NO ISSUE WITH SOFT TISSUE PRESSURE. A DUAL CLAMP WAS USED AT T4 AND T5. THE CONSTRUCT WAS RIGID BEFORE THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM WAS PLACED TO ATTACH TO THE CLAMP. A 3DEFINE SCAN AND DRAW SPINE WERE THEN COMPLETED. REGISTRATION WAS COMPLETED WITH TWO AP AND TWO OBLIQUE SHOTS. DURING IMAGING, RESPIRATION WAS SUSPENDED TO AVOID AN CROSS VIEW ERRORS. SEGMENTATION WAS ACHIEVED ON FIRST ATTEMPT AT LABELING AND ALL TRAJECTORIES WERE GREEN. REGISTRATION WAS APPROVED BY THE SURGEONS
cause not established1723170-2019-04702Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-07-12FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2019-00003ROSA Robotic Surgery
ROSA Robotic Surgery — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT IS REPORTED THAT DURING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WHEN THE SURGEON WAS VALIDATING THE TIBIAL CUTS, THE SYSTEM WAS STATING THAT NOT ENOUGH WAS CUT PER THE PLAN AND THE ROD SHOWED BAD ALIGNMENT. THE SURGEON MADE ADDITIONAL CUTS TO BRING THE TIBIA INTO NEUTRAL ALIGNMENT WHEN HE SWITCHED TO CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTATION.
cause not established0009617840-2019-00003Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-07-03FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2020-00141Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: PATIENT HAD A RIGHT MAKO THA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019. SHE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE FROM INCISION APPROX. (B)(6) 2019. THE INCISION OPENED ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT WENT TO THE ER AND WAS ADMITTED. PATIENT WAS PARTIALLY REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED A WEEK AFTER REVISION AND WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS. ON (B)(6) 2019 PATIENT WENT FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT AND WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER ORIGINAL SURGEON. PATIENT WENT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL SURGEON THE SAME DAY AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. DURING HER HOSPITAL STAY, MULTIPLE I&DS WERE PERFORMED APPROX. (B)(6) 2019, (B)(6) 2019 AND ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE AFTER BEING DISCHARGED. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND A CEMENT SPACER WAS PLACED. ANOTHER I&D WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND WAS PLACED IN REHAB. ON (B)(6) 2019 THE SPACER WAS REMOVED, AND PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCT. THIS PI IS FOR MULTIPLE I&D¿S WHILE HOSPITALIZED.
cause not established0002249697-2020-00141StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-06-24FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-04202Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STEALTH EDITION CAMERA UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED THIS PAST FRIDAY. THE 4.2 SOFTWARE HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR A FEW MONTHS. STEALTH EDITION WAS NOT USED FOR THIS CASE. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED IN THE LATERAL POSITION FOR LATERAL PROCEDURE WITH THE LEFT SIDE UP. A SCHANZ PIN WAS PLACED IN LEFT PSIS AND 3DEFINE ATTEMPT WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE ARM WAS THEN SENT TO DRAPE FOR DRAW SPINE, BUT AN ERROR MESSAGE INDICATED THAT DRAPE POSITION WAS UNREACHABLE. THE 3D WORKING VOLUME WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN THE REASON FOR THIS. THE ARM WAS REMOUNTED WITH THE ELBOW JOINT ANGLE ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY. THE SECOND 3DEFINE WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE ARM WAS SUCCESSFULLY SENT TO DRAPE MODE. DRAW SPINE WAS SUCCESSFUL. 3D MARKER SENT TO AP. THE 3D MARKER WAS ADJUSTED ANTERIOR TO BETTER CAPTURE THE AP. ERROR 295 APPEARED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SEND THE ARM TO TAKE OBL IMAGE: ¿OBL POSITION IS UNREACHABLE. CONSIDER RE-DRAWING SPINE USING A DIFFERENT VERTEBRAL BODY.¿ THE ARM WAS MANIPULATED POSTERIOR AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY SENT TO THE OBL I
cause not established1723170-2019-04202Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-06-21FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2019-00004ROSA Robotic Surgery
ROSA Robotic Surgery — 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 AN INITIAL KNEE SURGERY, METAL SHAVINGS WERE NOTICED WHEN DRILLING A TROCHAR PIN THROUGH ONE OF THE HOLES OF THE CUT GUIDE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2019-00004Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-06-11FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2019-00005ROSA Robotic Surgery
ROSA Robotic Surgery — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTED.
cause not established0009617840-2019-00005Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-06-10FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-03974Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON PERFORMED AN L3-5 LATERAL MAZOR X CASE. PREPLANNING WAS DONE WITH THE SURGEON PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE. SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO AXIAL ANGLES AND SKIVE POTENTIALS. L3-5 OLIF WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO USING THE MAZOR X. THE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED FOR A LATERAL PROCEDURE. THE SCHANZ PIN WAS PLACED IN LEFT PSIS. AND THE SCHANZ ARM WAS ATTACHED. 3DEFINE AND DRAW SPINE WERE SUCCESSFUL. REGISTRATION WAS SUCCESSFUL USING AUTO REGISTRATION AND THE BASIC ALGORITHM. ALL 6 WIRES WERE PLACED STARTING WITH RIGHT L3. ALL RIGHT SIDE TRAJECTORIES WERE INSTRUMENTED PRIOR TO LEFT SIDE TRAJECTORIES. LATERAL CONFIRMATION FLOURO IMAGES WERE TAKEN FOR EACH TRAJECTORY AND APPEARED ACCURATE. A FINAL AP CONFIRMATION SHOWED RIGHT L3 WAS LATERAL. RIGHT L3 WAS ADJUSTED IN THE PLAN AND DRILLED AGAIN. FINAL AP AND LATERAL FLOURO IMAGES WERE TAKEN AND ALL 6 SCREWS APPEARED TO BE PLACED ACCURATELY. THE POST-OP CT SHOWED LEFT SIDE SCREWS MISPLACED MEDIALLY AND RIGHT SIDE SCREWS MISPLACED LATERALLY. UPON CASE COMPLE
cause not established1723170-2019-03974Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-05-30FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-03869Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLAN FOR THE CASE WAS TO PERFORM A SCAN AND PLAN AND EXECUTE SCREWS AT T11, T12, L2, AND L3. THIS WAS TO BACK UP A L1 BURST FRACTURE. ONCE THE SURGEON EXPOSED THE REGION OF INTEREST, THE REP SUGGESTED USING THE DUAL CLAMP AND CLAMPING AT T12 AND L2 SPINOUS PROCESSES. THIS WAS TO AVOID THE INSTABILITY OF L1. THE DUAL CLAMP WAS PLACED, 3DEFINE PERFORMED, SNAPSHOT TAKEN AND THEN STAR MARKER PLACED. DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE PATIENT AND HEIGHT OF THE DUAL CLAMP, IT TOOK THREE SPINS OF THE O-ARM TO ACHIEVE REGISTRATION. SCREWS WERE THEN PLANNED AND REVIEWED WITH THE SURGEON. THORACIC SCREWS WERE PLANNED BETWEEN 8-10 DEGREES OFF MIDLINE TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY SOFT TISSUE PROBLEMS, WITH LUMBAR SCREWS PLANNED SLIGHTLY MORE LATERAL. THE REP NOTED THE SMALL PEDICLES TO THE SURGEON AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST TO 4.5MM SCREWS AND THEY OPTED TO KEEP THEM AT 5.5MM. THE SCREWS WERE THEN EXECUTED STARTING WITH T11 ON THE RIGHT AND WORKING DOWN, FOLLOWED BY T11 ON THE LEFT AND WORKING DOWN. NAVIGATION S
cause not established1723170-2019-03869Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-05-24FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2020-00142Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: PATIENT HAD A RIGHT MAKO THA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019. SHE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE FROM INCISION APPROX. (B)(6) 2019. THE INCISION OPENED ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT WENT TO THE ER AND WAS ADMITTED. PATIENT WAS PARTIALLY REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED A WEEK AFTER REVISION AND WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS. ON (B)(6) 2019 PATIENT WENT FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT AND WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER ORIGINAL SURGEON. PATIENT WENT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL SURGEON THE SAME DAY AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. DURING HER HOSPITAL STAY, MULTIPLE I&DS WERE PERFORMED APPROX. ON (B)(6) 2019, (B)(6) 2019 AND ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE AFTER BEING DISCHARGED. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND A CEMENT SPACER WAS PLACED. ANOTHER I&D WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND WAS PLACED IN REHAB. ON (B)(6) 2019 THE SPACER WAS REMOVED, AND PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCT. THIS PI IS FOR REVISION OF 1ST REVISION.
cause not established0002249697-2020-00142StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-05-17FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2020-00140Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THIS PI IS FOR REVISION OF PRIMARY. PATIENT HAD A RIGHT MAKO THA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019. SHE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE FROM INCISION APPROX. (B)(6) 2019. THE INCISION OPENED ON (B)(6) 2019, PATIENT WENT TO THE ER AND WAS ADMITTED. PATIENT WAS PARTIALLY REVISED ON 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED A WEEK AFTER REVISION AND WAS GIVEN ANTIBIOTICS. ON (B)(6) 2019 PATIENT WENT FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT AND WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER ORIGINAL SURGEON. PATIENT WENT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL SURGEON THE SAME DAY AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. DURING HER HOSPITAL STAY, MULTIPLE I&DS WERE PERFORMED APPROX. (B)(6) 2019, (B)(6) 2019 AND ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DRAINAGE AFTER BEING DISCHARGED. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REVISED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND A CEMENT SPACER WAS PLACED. ANOTHER I&D WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019 AND WAS PLACED IN REHAB. ON (B)(6) 2019 THE SPACER WAS REMOVED, AND PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH COMPETITOR PRODUCT.
cause not established0002249697-2020-00140StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-05-10FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-03080Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT SHOULDER WILL NOT LOCK VIA PHYSICAL BUTTON OR SOFTWARE BUTTON. IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM BUT THE CASE WAS ABORTED. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS REPORTED OR ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
cause not established1723170-2019-03080Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-05-09FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-03075Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE DOING THE FIRST CASE WITH THE DEVICE ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT. THEY STARTED WITH L45 AND L3-4 INTRALIFS. THE L4-5 LEVEL WAS CONDUCTED AS A TRUE INTRALIF UTILIZING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE ROBOT ARM. THE HCP REMOVED THE INTERNAL DISSECTOR AND PLACED A 7.5 MM AND 6.5 MM DILATOR FROM JOIMAX AND PASSED A K-WIRE THROUGH IT. THEN, THEY TOOK OUT THE DILATORS AND PASSED THROUGH A GLOBUS 8/5 MM TUBE THAT WAS SURE-TRACKED. THE HCP USED THE ROBOT TO GUIDE TO BOTH DISC SPACES. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ROBOT SYSTEM AND NAVIGATION PERFORMED AS PLANNED. THE DILATOR WAS ACCURATE ON THE NAVIGATION WHEN USED WITH THE INSTRUMENTS. THE PATIENT HAD A LEFT L3 NEUROPRAXIA. THE PSOAS BELLY WAS MORE POSTERIOR THAN THE HCP THOUGHT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INTRALIF MAY NEED NEUROMONITORING. THE LEFT L4-5 WENT SMOOTHLY BUT THE HCP DECIDED TO BE A LITTLE EXTRA FORAMINAL FOR L3-4. IT WAS NOTED THE HCP MAY HAVE CONVERTED THE INTRALIF ALMOST INTO A ROBOT-GUIDED ENDOSCOPIC XLIF. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS REPORTE
cause not established1723170-2019-03075Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-04-26FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-02626Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TRAJECTORIES WERE LOW ON FIVE OF THE LAST 6 CASES. THE HCP PERFORMED AN MIS TLIF. THE ROBOT WAS SENT TO THE L5 AND S1 TRAJECTORIES ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT, THE SKIN WAS MARKED AND THEN INCISION WAS MADE. THE INNER AND OUTER DRILL GUIDE WAS PLACED AND THE PEDICLE WAS DRILLED. THE REDUCTION TUBE WAS INSERTED AND GUIDEWIRES PLACED THROUGH THE TUBES. THE C ARM WAS BROUGHT IN TO VERIFY GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WIRES APPEARED LOW BUT SHOULD BE OK. A TLIF WAS PERFORMED AND THEN SCREWS INSERTED USING FLUOROSCOPY. ON SUNDAY (B)(6) 2019 THE PATIENT HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE OR TO REMOVE THE L5 AND S1 SCREWS ON THE PATIENTS LEFT SIDE AS THEY WERE LOW AND THE L5 SCREW APPEARED TO BE IN THE FORAMEN. IT WAS DEEMED THAT THE SCREWS ON THE PATIENTS RIGHT SIDE WERE LOW BUT WERE STILL IN THE PEDICLE SO WERE LEFT IN. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS REPORTED OR ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
cause not established1723170-2019-02626Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-04-17FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-02402Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE 3 MISPLACED SCREWS WITH CANAL BREECHES AND DURAL TEARS. IT WAS NOTED THAT EXTREME SOFT TISSUE PRESSURE AND POOR TECHNIQUE LEAD TO THE EVENT. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NAVIGATION DID NOT DEPICT THE DEVIATIONS TRUE AS THEY OVERLAID THE ARM TRAJECTORY AND GAVE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH FREE HAND NAVIGATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE REP INDICATED THAT THE SCREW PLACEMENT WAS 10-11MM MIDLINE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE TECHNIQUE ISSUES INCLUDED A DEEP BIG PATIENT AND LOTS OF TISSUE PRESSURE. MICROSCOPE AND SUTURE TO REPAIR TEARS WAS DONE TO RESOLVE THE DURAL TEARS. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL COMPLICATIONS REPORTED OR ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT.
cause not established1723170-2019-02402Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-04-10FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical Robotics1723170-2019-02279Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL (HCP) VIA A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REGARDING A GUIDANCE DEVICE BEING USED IN A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT 3DEFINE FAILED DURING THE PROCEDURE. A SECOND 3DEFINE WAS SUCCESSFUL. REGISTRATION WAS PERFORMED QUICKLY. UPON INSTRUMENTING FIRST TRAJECTORY (LEFT L4), THE WORKSTATION BEEPED AND GAVE AN INSTRUCTION TO LOCK THE ARM IN THE SOFTWARE. THE SURGEON DID NOT HAVE TOOLS IN THE ARM GUIDE WHEN THIS NOTIFICATION OCCURRED. THE ARM WAS RELOCKED IN THE SOFTWARE AND ANOTHER 3DEFINE WAS PERFORMED. THE 3DEFINE FAILED AGAIN ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE SECOND ATTEMPT FOR 3DEFINE WAS SUCCESSFUL. REGISTRATION WAS PERFORMED QUICKLY, AND SURGEON INSTRUMENTED ALL 4 TRAJECTORIES. AP AND LATERAL X-RAY IMAGES VERIFIED WIRES WERE ACCURATELY PLACED. TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THE CASE, THE REP RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE RIGHT L4 SCREW HAD BEEN MISPLACED LATERAL AND SUPERIOR. REVISION PROCEDURE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY (B)(6) 2019 TO REMOVE SCREW AND PLACE NEW ONE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE WORKSTATION WOULD NOT ALLOW IMPORT OR EXPORT OF ANY DATA. THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF RIGHT LEG PAIN POST OPERATIVELY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATI
cause not established1723170-2019-02279Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2019-04-08FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11644da 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: AS PART OF A LEGAL DISPUTE, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A "PARTIAL NEPHROTIC ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE" ON (B)(6)2019 WHO WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL "FOUR DAYS AFTER HER SURGERY" ON (B)(6) 2021 EXHIBITING POST-OPERATIVE SYMPTOMS OF ¿REGURGITATED APPROXIMATE 30 TIMES DURING THE PREVIOUS NINE HOURS"; VOMITING "BLACK COFFEE GROUND MATERIAL THAT SMELLED OF FECES." A RE-OPERATION WAS PERFORMED TO REPAIR AN "8MM HOLE" THAT HAD BEEN ¿LEFT BY THE ARM OF THE TROCHAR" CAUSING THE PATIENT¿S BOWEL TO BECOME "HERNIATED AND STRANGULATED." THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS STABLE AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. IT WAS ALSO ALLEGED THAT A "BROKEN MACHINE" WAS NOT "ADEQUATELY REPAIRED" PRIOR TO THE INITIAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019. IT WAS ALSO ALLEGED THAT DURING THE INITIAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019, THERE WAS A "NEED TO CONVERT TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE," THERE WERE "ADDITIONAL OR LARGER INCISIONS," THAT THERE WAS ¿EQUIPMENT FAILURE," AND THERE WERE "UNCONTROLLED ELECTRICAL CURRENTS" WITH "PARTS OF THE ROBOT BEING LEFT BEHIND," AND THERE WERE "TISSUE BURNS" DUE TO "THE SURGEON NOT BEING IN TOTAL CONTROL OF THE ROBOT." THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL
cause not established2955842-2021-11644Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2019-03-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2019-10227da 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 VIA SOCIAL MEDIA (I.E. (B)(6) POST) THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNSPECIFIED DA VINCI-ASSISTED ¿BIOPSY¿ PROCEDURE AND ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. PER THE INITIAL (B)(6) POSTING, THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED: ¿MY FATHER DIED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN A DAVINCI-AIDED BIOPSY CAUSED MASSIVE BLEEDING. HE MADE ME PROMISE I WOULD NOT SUE. HE DID NOT MAKE ME PROMISE I WOULD NOT TALK ABOUT IT.¿ ON (B)(6) 2019, THE INITIAL REPORTER POSTED THE FOLLOWING SUBSEQUENT (B)(6) POSTING: ¿(B)(6). YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE.¿ REFER TO THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR THE (B)(6) POSTINGS: "(B)(6)".
cause not established2955842-2019-10227Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2019-03-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2019-10280da 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 INITIALLY REPORTED THAT AFTER UNDERGOING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION PROCEDURE, A PUNCTURE WOUND WAS FOUND ON THE PATIENT'S SIGMOID COLON. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTEDLY STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. ON (B)(4) 2019, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CONTACTED THE ISI CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) AND THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT WAS OBTAINED: THE CSR WAS PRESENT DURING THE DA VINCI-ASSISTED NISSEN FUNDOPLICATION PROCEDURE WHICH WAS NOT RECORDED ON VIDEO. NO INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED. THERE WERE ALSO NO REPORTS OF A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY #1, THE PATIENT HAD COMPLAINTS OF ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) AND A PUNCTURE WOUND ON THE SIGMOID COLON WAS IDENTIFIED. A BOWEL RESECTION WAS PERFORMED BY A COLORECTAL SURGEON TO ADDRESS THE BOWEL INJURY. ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE POST-OPERATIVELY, THE CSR WAS INFORMED THAT THE PATIENT ULTIMATELY EXPIRED. THE CSR SPOKE TO THE SURGEON ABOUT THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION (I.E. BOWEL INJURY). ACCORDING TO THE CSR, THE SURGEON DID NOT K
cause not established2955842-2019-10280Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2018-11-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-12187da 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 28-MAR-2023, INTUITIVE SURGICAL BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER ARTICLE TITLED, ¿DEVELOPMENT OF ROBOTIC MASTECTOMY USING A SINGLE-PORT SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM¿ (PARK, H.S., ET AL., 2020). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, IT WAS MENTIONED AFTER A BILATERAL DA-VINCI ASSISTED MASTECTOMY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2018 ON A PATIENT WITH DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU (DCIS), THERE WAS A MINOR SKIN BURN FOUND ON THE RIGHT BREAST. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ADDRESS THE MINOR SKIN BURN IN THE ARTICLE. THERE WERE NO OTHER IMMEDIATE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POSTOPERATIVE DAY 15 AND DRAIN WAS REMOVED ON DAY 24. PATIENT RE-VISITED THE CLINIC ON DAY 55 BECAUSE OF REDNESS AND HEATING SENSATION OF THE RIGHT BREAST. ANTIBIOTICS AND CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT INCLUDING DRESSING AND RE-INSERTION OF THE DRAIN WERE APPLIED. HER SYMPTOMS SUBSIDED AFTER 1 DAY OF TREATMENT AND NO MAJOR SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS OF ANY DV SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTS OR ACCESSORIES. FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FOCEPS (FBF) INSTRUMENT, MARLAND FORCEPS INSTRUMENT AND MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) WERE INSTALLED ON UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR(US
cause not established2955842-2023-12187Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2018-11-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2018-10802da 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 INITIALLY REPORTED THAT AFTER UNDERGOING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PANCREATIC FISTULA/LEAK. NO FURTHER CLINICAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THERE IS NO INDICATION OR ALLEGATION THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED. ON (B)(6) /2018, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM A SURGEON AT A DIFFERENT HOSPITAL POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT HAD POSSIBLY EXPIRED AFTER SURGERY. THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
cause not established2955842-2018-10802Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗