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Not graded by the source2021-12-24FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2022-00003Mazor 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 THERE WERE DEVIATIONS DURING A SCOLIOSIS CORRECTION PROCEDURE FROM T4-L3. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PATIENT WAS NOTED TO BE CONCAVE. THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS FROM T10-L3 AND A DISPOSABLE CLAMP WAS PLACED ON THE L1 SPINOUS PROCESS. THERE WAS A MEDIAL BREACH AT LEFT L2. THE DEVIATION WAS CONFIRMED WITH AN O-ARM SCAN AND THE PATIENT'S MEP SIGNALS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER TIME AFTER FACETECTOMIES WERE DONE. THE SURGEON BELIEVED THE SEGMENT BECAME MOVABLE AND THE MEDIAL SCREW BRUSHED AGAINST THE SPINAL CORD CAUSING THE DROP IN MOTOR RESPONSES. THE SCREW WAS REMOVED. THE SURFACE OF THE BONE WAS FLATTENED PRIOR TO PLACING THE SCREW. ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE WAS SOFT TISSUE PRESSURE ON THE L2 AND L3 TRAJECTORIES THAT RESULTED IN THE SURGEON FREE HANDING THOSE TRAJECTORIES. THE SECOND SEGMENT WAS FROM T4-T9 AND A DUAL CLAMP WAS PLACED AT T6 AND T7. ONLY ONE PORTION OF THE CLAMP WAS USED AND THE OTHER PART WAS LOOSE. ALL SCREWS WERE PLACED ACCURATELY ON THE LEFT SIDE, BUT THERE T4-T5 TRAJECTORIES LOOKED MEDIAL. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO FREEHAND T4 AND T5 RIGHT. THE CAUSE OF THE DEVIA
cause not established3005075696-2022-00003Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-21FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10106da 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 HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE TEFLON PAD MELTED, AND FRAGMENTS WERE FALLING INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENTS WERE NOT RETRIEVED. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT AND USED A BACKUP INSTRUMENT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE TEFLON PAD MELTED LIKE POWDER AS SOON AS THE CUSTOMER STARTED TO USE THE INSTRUMENT. THE FRAGMENTS WERE NOT RETRIEVED AS THEY WERE NOTED TO BE "LIKE POWDER." IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE MELTING TO OCCUR AS THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY HARD MATERIALS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS, AND THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT ARCING WAS NOT OBSERVED. THE THYROID TISSUE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO THICK. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS LIKE AN X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND WERE PERFORMED, AND NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO EXPERIENCING ANY POST-SURGICAL COMPLICA
cause not established2955842-2022-10106Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-17FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2021-00027ROSA 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 A TKA SURGERY WITH ROSA INSTRUMENTATION THE TIBIA WAS OVER-RESECTED BY 2MM MEDIALLY AND 3.5MM LATERALLY. DUE TO THIS DEVIATION FROM THE SURGICAL PLAN, A 16MM TIBIAL IMPLANT WAS NEEDED WHEN A 10MM IMPLANT WAS PLANNED. PATIENT HAD NO IMPACT AND WAS NOT AFFECTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2021-00027Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-17FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10276da 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 LIVER RESECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, HALF OF THE TIP FROM A HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE OFF IN THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY DURING LIVER RESECTION. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. ON (B)(6) 2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR. THE SURGEON WAS USING THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT DURING A PARTIAL LIVER RESECTION. THE CASE WAS ALMOST COMPLETED, BUT THE FRAGMENT BROKE DURING DISSECTION. THE TEAM NOTICED THIS WHEN THE SURGEON WAS MOVING THE INSTRUMENT TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE LIVER. THIS CAUSED A 20-30 MINUTE DELAY IN THE CASE. THE FRAGMENT WAS FOUND AND REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE BY USING A LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER. IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE REMOVED VISUALLY SO NOT POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE NEEDED. BOTH THE FRAGMENT AND THE INSTRUMENT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO RISK MANAGEMENT. THE CASE WAS LATER CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE DUE TO PATIENT ANATOMY AND NOT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE INSTRUMENT.
cause not established2955842-2022-10276Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-17FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10096da 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 MALIGNANT HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PANCREAS WAS INJURED DURING THE INSERTION OF THE AIR-SEAL PORT IN A PATIENT WITH A SMALL BODY HABITUS. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SURGEON AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE SOURCE OF BLEEDING WAS PANCREATIC TISSUE, WHICH WAS DAMAGED WHEN A THIRD-PARTY AIRSEAL PORT WAS INSERTED IN THE PATIENT. THE BLEEDING WAS INITIALLY STOPPED BY APPLYING COMPRESSION AND HEMOSTATIC POWDER. THE SURGEON BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PANCREATIC INJURY WAS DUE TO THE PETITE STATURE OF THE PATIENT AND THE CEPHALAD DIRECTION OF THE INSERTION OF THE AIRSEAL PORT. ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON, THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF AN ISI PRODUCT THAT CAUSED THE PANCREATIC INJURY. AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, THE PANCREATIC INJURY, THAT WAS SUSTAINED DURING PORT PLACEMENT, BEGAN TO RE-BLEED. A HEPATOBILIARY PANCREATIC SURGEON WAS CALLED INTO THE OPERATION TO SUTURE THE PANCREAS TO ACHIEVE HEMOSTASIS. THE SURGEON BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE RE-BLEEDING WAS DUE TO A PSEUDOANEURYSM FORMED DURING TISSUE DAMAGE, SUTURING, OR DECREASE IN THE INSUFFLATION PRESSURE. NO ADDITIONAL TISSUE RESECTION WAS REQUIR
cause not established2955842-2022-10096Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-17FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2022-00002ROSA 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 A TKA SURGERY USING ROSA INSTRUMENTATION, THE TIBIA WAS OVER-RESECTED BY 3MM POSTERIOR-LATERAL. THIS WAS VALIDATED USING CALIPERS. TISSUE RELEASES AND BONE RECUTS HAD TO BE MADE TO BALANCE THE KNEE. A THICKER POLY HAD TO BE USED THAN WOULD HAVE BEEN THE CASE IF ROSA HAD CORRECTLY CUT THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF BONE. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2022-00002Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-15FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2022-00011ExcelsiusGPS
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 A PATIENT EXPERIENCED ADVERSE EFFECTS FOLLOWING SURGERY WHERE A SCREW WAS MISPLACED INTRA-OPERATIVELY.
cause not established3004142400-2022-00011Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-15FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00009Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED: ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY: FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY WITH 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP: AUTHORS: ABHINAV AGRAWAL, MD, ELLIOT HO, DO, UDIT CHADDHA, MBBS, BARIS DEMIRKOL, MD, SIVASUBRAMANIUM V. BHAVANI, MD, D. KYLE HOGARTH, MD, FCCP, SEPTIMIU MURGU, MD, FCCP. CITATION:DOI:HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.ATHORACSUR.2021.12.041. IT WAS REPORTED PNEUMOTHORAX AND PATIENT HOSPITALIZE . NO DEVICE ISSUES WERE REPORTED.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00009Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-13FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2022-00006ROSA 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: CONCERNING THE 3 BIOPSIES PERFORMED, THE PROCEDURE DID NOT POSE ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEM, THE FIXATION WAS WITH A MAYFIELD HEAD HOLDER IN CLASSIC DECUBITUS, THERE WAS NO HEMORRHAGIC COMPLICATION OBJECTIFIED AT THE POSTOPERATIVE CONTROL CT SCAN. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLES WAS NEGATIVE, REQUIRING A SECOND SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO OBTAIN THE DIAGNOSIS, AND THEREFORE A DELAY IN ONCOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ABOUT ONE MONTH.
cause not established3009185973-2022-00006Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-13FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2022-00042Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ABSTRACT: MANAGEMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF THE SPINE HAS EVOLVED TO FAVOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING NONROBOTIC-ASSISTED AND ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (MIS-TLIF). VALUE-BASED SPENDING IS BEING INCREASINGLY IMPLEMENTED TO CONTROL RISING COSTS IN THE US HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. WITH AN AGING POPULATION, IT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO UNDERSTAND WHICH PROCEDURE(S) MAY BE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE. TO COMPARE ROBOTIC AND NONROBOTIC MIS-TLIF THROUGH A COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS. WE CONSIDERED DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS RELATED TO SURGICAL INTERVENTION AND TO THE HOSPITAL STAY, AS WELL AS 1-YR UTILITIES. WE ESTIMATED COSTS BY ASSESSING ALL CASES INVOLVING ADULTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC SURGERY AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION AND AN EQUAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING NONROBOTIC SURGERY, MATCHED BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS. WE ADOPTED A WILLINGNESS TO PAY OF $50 000/QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR (QALY). UNCERTAINTY WAS ADDRESSED BY DETERMINISTIC AND PROBABILISTIC SENSITIVITY ANALYSES. COSTS WERE ESTIMATED BASED ON A TOTAL OF 76 PATIENTS, INCLUDING 38 UNDERGOING ROBOT-ASSISTED AND 38 MATCHED PATIENTS UNDERGOING NONROBOTIC MIS-TLIF. USING POINT ESTIMATES,
cause not established3005075696-2022-00042Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-13FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2022-00001ROSA 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 ROSA INSTRUMENTATION TKA SURGERY BOTH ROSA AND CALIPER VALIDATIONS CONFIRMED THAT THE TIBIA WAS OVER-RESECTED BY 4MM MEDIALLY AND 3MM LATERALLY. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2022-00001Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-13FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2022-00004ROSA 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 A TKA PROCEDURE WHILE USING ROSA INSTRUMENTATION, THERE WAS AN OVER RESECTION FROM PLANNED TIBIAL CUT OF 6MM. A 16MM INLAY WAS USED AND THE KNEE WAS STABLE AND WELL BALANCED. AS OF THIS REPORT SUBMISSION THERE HAS BEEN NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2022-00004Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-08FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0001822565-2022-00022ROSA 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 A TKA UTILIZING ROSA INSTRUMENTATION THE TIBIA WAS OVER RESECTED BOTH MEDIALLY AND LATERALLY 4MM. CALIPERS WERE USED TO VERIFY THAT EXCESSIVE BONE REMOVAL HAD OCCURRED. NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0001822565-2022-00022Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-06FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2021-00026ROSA 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 A ROSA TKA SURGERY THE 4-IN-1 CUT WAS NOT ACCURATE AND LED TO AN OVER-RESECTION. THE OVER-RESECTION WAS ENOUGH TO NOTCH THE FEMUR. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2021-00026Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-12-01FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00030Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — 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 MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE TARGET LOCATION WAS RIGHT UPPER LUBE (RUL), AND THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS DISCOVERED DURING POST-PROCEDURE CHEST X-RAY. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED IN THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED FOUR DAYS AFTER THE PLACEMENT AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00030Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10232da 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 ESOPHAGECTOMY TRANSTHORACIC-NECK ANASTOMOSIS SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A PIECE OF HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER USED A BACKUP INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER (NURSE) AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CUSTOMER DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PRIOR TO USE. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER INSTRUMENT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
cause not established2955842-2022-10232Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-26FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2022-00017Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ABSTRACT: ROBOTICS IS A MAJOR AREA FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SPINE SURGERY. THE HIGH ACCURACY OF ROBOT-ASSISTED PLACEMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR PEDICLE SCREWS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE LITERATURE. THE AUTHORS PRESENT THE LARGEST CASE SERIES TO DATE EVALUATING 90-DAY COMPLICATION, REVISION, AND READMISSION RATES FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED SPINE SURGERY USING THE CURRENT GENERATION OF ROBOTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. AN ANALYSIS OF A RETROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTER DATABASE OF OPEN AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE THORACOLUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION SURGERIES USING THE MAZOR X OR MAZOR X STEALTH EDITION ROBOTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS WAS PERFORMED. PATIENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND UNDERGOING PRIMARY OR REVISION SURGERY FOR DEGENERATIVE SPINAL CONDITIONS WERE INCLUDED. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS WERE USED TO CALCULATE RATES OF MALPOSITIONED SCREWS REQUIRING REVISION, AS WELL AS OVERALL COMPLICATION, REVISION, AND READMISSION RATES WITHIN 90 DAYS. IN TOTAL, 799 SURGICAL CASES (MAZOR X: 48.81%; MAZOR X STEALTH EDITION: 51.19%) WERE EVALUATED, INVOLVING ROBOT-ASSISTED PLACEMENT OF 4838 PEDICLE SCREWS. THE OVERALL INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATION RATE WAS 3.13%. NO INTRAOPERATIVE IMPLANT-RELATED COMPLICATIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED. POSTOP
cause not established3005075696-2022-00017Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-26FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11782da 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 established2955842-2021-11782Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-26FDA MAUDEStryker3005985723-2025-00407Mako 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: NO NEW INFORMATION.
cause not established3005985723-2025-00407StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-26FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2022-00016Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ABSTRACT: ROBOTICS IS A MAJOR AREA FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SPINE SURGERY. THE HIGH ACCURACY OF ROBOT-ASSISTED PLACEMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR PEDICLE SCREWS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE LITERATURE. THE AUTHORS PRESENT THE LARGEST CASE SERIES TO DATE EVALUATING 90-DAY COMPLICATION, REVISION, AND READMISSION RATES FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED SPINE SURGERY USING THE CURRENT GENERATION OF ROBOTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. AN ANALYSIS OF A RETROSPECTIVE, MULTICENTER DATABASE OF OPEN AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE THORACOLUMBAR INSTRUMENTED FUSION SURGERIES USING THE MAZOR X OR MAZOR X STEALTH EDITION ROBOTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEMS WAS PERFORMED. PATIENTS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND UNDERGOING PRIMARY OR REVISION SURGERY FOR DEGENERATIVE SPINAL CONDITIONS WERE INCLUDED. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS WERE USED TO CALCULATE RATES OF MALPOSITIONED SCREWS REQUIRING REVISION, AS WELL AS OVERALL COMPLICATION, REVISION, AND READMISSION RATES WITHIN 90 DAYS. IN TOTAL, 799 SURGICAL CASES (MAZOR X: 48.81%; MAZOR X STEALTH EDITION: 51.19%) WERE EVALUATED, INVOLVING ROBOT-ASSISTED PLACEMENT OF 4838 PEDICLE SCREWS. THE OVERALL INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATION RATE WAS 3.13%. NO INTRAOPERATIVE IMPLANT-RELATED COMPLICATIONS WERE ENCOUNTERED. POSTOP
cause not established3005075696-2022-00016Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-24FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11844da 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 HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS DISLODGED FROM THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND DROPPED IN THE CAVITY UPON REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE PATIENT. THE SCRUB TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT AND NOTIFIED THE SURGEON IMMEDIATELY. THE SCOPE WAS INTRODUCED AGAIN TO FIND AND RETRIEVE THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FROM THE BOWELS OF THE PATIENT. 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 ROBOTICS COORDINATOR STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE MCS TIP COVER WITH ANOTHER DA VINCI INSTRUMENT WITH NO REPOT OF PATIENT INJURY. THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONAL ISSUES AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH REMOVING THE MCS FROM THE PATIENT. THEY NOTICED THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS NOT ON THE MCS THE MOMENT THEY REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE PATIENT. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. ELECTROLUBE WAS USED AFTER THE TIP COVER HAD BEEN INSTALLED; NOT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR CLARIFIED THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH USING THE MCS T
cause not established2955842-2021-11844Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-23FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2021-00141Mazor 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 THERE WERE DEVIATIONS AND THE SURGEON COULD NOT INSTRUMENT DUE TO THE PLATFORM DURING A T3-S2 OPEN PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON PLACED SCREWS FROM LEFT S1 TO L1 AND ALL WERE ACCURATE. ON RIGHT L4, THERE WAS AN INFERIOR SKIVE AND THE PATIENT LOST MOTOR CONTROL AND HAD A CSF LEAK. THE RIGHT TIB, RIGHT EHL, AND RIGHT GASTROC HAD FLATLINED AND THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE WHEN STIMULATING. RIGHT L5 AND S1 HAD MEDIAL BEACHES OF 1 CM. A NEUROSURGEON WAS CALLED IN TO HELP REPAIR THE CSF LEAD ALONG WITH THE NERVES. THE SURGEON THEN TRIED TO USE THE SPINOUS PROCESS CLAMP ON L2 AND L4 TO REGISTER L1-S2, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO THEY CONTINUED TO THE NEXT SEGMENT. THE NEXT SEGMENT WAS T7-L1 AND GREEN VALUES COULD NOT BE ACHIEVED FOR T11 DURING REGISTRATION. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE OTHER BODIES AND THEY FOUND THAT THEY WERE INFERIOR. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO ABORT THE USE OF THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE FREEHAND. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE BELIEVED THERE WAS A PATIENT SHIFT THAT RESULTED IN THE ISSUES. THE SURGEON FELT THE SCHANZ
cause not established3005075696-2021-00141Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-22FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2021-00187ROSA 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: A SYMPTOMATIC BLEEDING COMPLICATION WAS REPORTED ON A TRAJECTORY DEVIATION AT THE ENTRY POINT FOR THE FCA' TRAJECTORY.
cause not established3009185973-2021-00187Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-17FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11727da 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 RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY WITHOUT LYMPHADENECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP CAME OFF OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND COULD NOT BE LOCATED. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED AND THE MCS TIP WAS NOT SEEN. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE REPORTEDLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE AND NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR HARD MATERIALS DURING THE PROCEDURE. IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW LONG THE INSTRUMENT HAD BEEN IN USE WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO THE NURSE, SHE AND THE SURGEON FELT THAT THE MCS TIP CAME OFF BECAUSE IT IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE INSTRUMENT AND SHOULD BE MORE SECURE. SHE MENTIONED THAT THE MCS TIP WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AND STATED THAT FUTURE DESIGNS SHOULD HAVE THE TIP PRE-INSTALLED. THE INSTRUMENT WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS SINCE THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT ISSUE, AND THE MCS TIP CANNOT BE FOUND TO BE RETURNED. THE PATIENT HAS NOT RETURNED DUE TO ANY POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS.
cause not established2955842-2021-11727Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-17024da 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 CASE OF ESOPHAGECTOMY USING A ROBOTIC SINGLE-PORT SYSTEM FOR LARYNGO-ESOPHAGECTOMY¿, THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WERE REPORTED. THE ARTICLE CAPTURES A THORACIC DUCT INJURY WHICH WAS LIGATED WITH AN SP MEDIUM-LARGE CLIP APPLIER TO RESOLVE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A POST-OPERATIVE ANASTOMOTIC LEAK WITH THE SAME PATIENT; THIS WAS MANAGED WITH VACUUM THERAPY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) ATTEMPTED FOLLOW-UP TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAD BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2023-17024Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10883da 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 CUSTOMER NOTED THAT A SKILLED SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO USE THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT TO DISSOCIATE TISSUE, BUT THE BLADE WOULD NOT WORK. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE OF THE SAME KIND AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ON (B)(6) 2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) PERFORMED FOLLOW-UP AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL/UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE BLADE OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED IMMEDIATELY WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO EXPERIENCING ANY POST-SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO RETAINING A FOREIGN OBJECT. NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS CONDUCTED.
cause not established2955842-2022-10883Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-15FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5105430da 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 CASE IN PROGRESS WITH 45 MM STAPLER. STAPLER CLAMPED DOWN ON TISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DISCONNECT. SURGEON PRESSED EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON ON CONSOLE AND ASSIST USED EMERGENCY SCREW TO UNLOCK STAPLER FROM PATIENT WITH NO SUCCESS. DAVINCI REP CALLED AND CAME IN TO ASSIST. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE STAPLER AND PROCEED WITH SURGERY. INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTION. WORKING WITH INTUIT REMOTELY, VENDOR WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH PHYSICIAN TO SUCCESSFULLY DISENGAGE STAPLER FROM BOWEL. INSTRUMENT WAS LABELLED AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VENDOR HAS SUBMITTED REQUEST FOR IR. A (B)(6) YEAR OLD MALE WITH QUADRIPLEGIA SUSTAINED AFTER DIVING INTO 3 FT OF WATER. HE UNDERWENT C4-5/6 ACDF WITH PLATING ON (B)(6) 2021. HE WAS INTUBATED FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND HAD TRACH PLACED (B)(6) 2021. PEG PLACED ON (B)(6) 2021. HIS HOSPITAL COURSE WAS COMPLICATED BY BRADYCARDIA WITH ASYSTOLE, NEUROGENIC SHOCK AND MUCUS PLUGGING. LAST COLONOSCOPY ~ 3 YEARS AGO, HE DOES HAVE A HISTORY OF COLON POLYPS, NO KNOWN FAMILY HISTORY OF COLON CANCER. HISTORY OF UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR WITH MESH MANY YEARS AGO. HE IS NOW AT A FACILITY FOR REHABILITATION. WE HAVE BEEN CONSULTED FOR COLOSTOMY TO HELP EASE CARE. HE WISHES TO
cause not establishedMW5105430Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11500da 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 15-OCT-2021, INTUITIVE BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF GASTRIC CANCER ARTICLE TITLED, "INTRACORPOREAL ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY DURING REDUCED-PORT TOTALLY ROBOTIC GASTRECTOMY FOR PROXIMAL GASTRIC CANCER: A NOVEL APPLICATION OF THE SINGLE-SITE® PLUS 2-PORT SYSTEM" (CHOI, S., SON, T., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "ANASTOMOSIS-RELATED COMPLICATIONS WERE OBSERVED IN 2 PATIENTS. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POD 6 AFTER PROXIMAL GASTRECTOMY AND WAS RE-ADMITTED 14 DAYS AFTER DISCHARGE. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY LEAKAGE, WHICH WAS TREATED WITH ENDOSCOPIC STENT INSERTION. ANOTHER PATIENT DEVELOPED ESOPHAGOJEJUNOSTOMY SITE STENOSIS THAT REQUIRED ENDOSCOPIC DILATATION DURING HOSPITALIZATION, AFTER WHICH THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POSTOPERATIVE DAY (POD) 29. THE OTHER PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT COMPLETION TOTAL GASTRECTOMY DEVELOPED AN INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION THAT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL SURGERY (LAPAROSCOPIC SEGMENTAL RESECTION OF THE SMALL BOWEL), AFTER WHICH THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POD 35." INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS REACHED OUT TO THE AUTHOR TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BUT
cause not established2955842-2021-11500Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-12FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11718da 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 BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A 3RD DEGREE BURN WAS OBSERVED AROUND THE TROCAR SITE WHERE THE CAMERA PORT WAS LOCATED (3¿- 4¿ ABOVE THE UMBILICUS). THERE WAS NO ENERGY USED TO MAKE THE SURGICAL PORT INCISION AND NO REPORT OF ARCING OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY DURING THE CASE. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT BOTH THE PATIENT¿S ANATOMY AND THE DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND/OR ACCESSORIES MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE BURN. THE PATIENT¿S UTERUS WAS ENLARGED AT 30 CM. IT IS ALLEGED THAT ALONG WITH THE PATIENT¿S SMALL STATURE AND MOVEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS DURING THE CASE, AN OCCLUSION MAY HAVE OCCURRED MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE SMOKE TO EVACUATE. THE DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES USED DURING THE PROCEDURE WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE, AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. THERE WERE NO MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. ALSO, THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO THE BURN. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SURGEON AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SURGEON REASSESSED THE INJURY AT THE PATIENT'S POST-OPERATIVE VISIT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PROCEDURE. PER THE SURGE
cause not established2955842-2021-11718Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-10FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2021-00184ROSA 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 IT WAS COMPLETED A 13 TRAJECTORY BILATERAL SEEG CASE USING THE ROSA ROBOT WITH A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT. THE PATIENT WAS PUT TO SLEEP, PINNED IN A MAYFIELD HEAD CLAMP, ATTACHED TO ROSA AND REGISTERED USING CONTACTLESS REGISTRATION. ALL 13 TRAJECTORIES WERE PLACED AS NORMAL. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE THEN RECEIVED AN EMAIL THE NEXT DAY FROM THE SURGEON STATING THAT THE PATIENT HAD A BRAIN HEMORRHAGE THAT WAS SEEN ON A POST OPERATIVE CT SCAN. THE INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN WAS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE ELECTRODES WERE PLACED CORRECTLY, BUT A COUPLE WERE OFF TARGET.
cause not established3009185973-2021-00184Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-10FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11845da 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 established2955842-2021-11845Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-10FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11721da 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 established2955842-2021-11721Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-09FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11745da 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 established2955842-2021-11745Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-09FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2022-00004ROSA 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 THERE WERE IDENTIFIED INACCURACIES AT THE ENTRY POINTS DURING 3 RECENT BIOPSY SURGERIES PERFORMED WITH THE ROSA DEVICE. THE ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLES WAS NEGATIVE, REQUIRING A SECOND SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO OBTAIN THE DIAGNOSIS, AND THEREFORE A DELAY IN ONCOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ABOUT ONE MONTH.
cause not established3009185973-2022-00004Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-04FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2021-00123Mazor 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 THE PATIENT HAD SEVERE PAIN TWO DAYS AFTER A L5-S1 TLIF PROCURE WAS COMPLETED. IMAGING WAS DONE AND THE RIGHT L5 SCREW WAS DEVIATED BY 1-2 MM INFERIOR. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A SCHANZ PIN WAS PLACED IN THE RIGHT PSIS TO MOUNT THE SURGICAL SYSTEM TO THE PATIENT. A MIS CT-FLUORO WORKFLOW WAS FOLLOWED. HIGH SKIVE POTENTIAL WAS NOTED ON THE TRAJECTORIES. THE SURGEON STARTED COMPLETED THE SCREWS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER: LEFT L5, LEFT S1, RIGHT L5 AND RIGHT S1. WHEN DRILLING L5, THE SURGEON HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DRILL DUE TO HARD BONE AND DIFFICULTY BREAKING THROUGH THE POSTERIOR WALL. WHEN WORKING ON LEFT L5, THE SURGEON HAD TO RE-ADJUST DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE BELIEVED THE HIGH INFERIOR SKIVE POTENTIAL AND DIFFICULTY DRILLING THE BONE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVIATION. THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED LESS THAN AN HOUR. A REVISION PROCEDURE WAS DONE TO REMOVE BOTH SCREWS AT L5. THE SURGEON DECIDED NOT TO PLACED SCREWS AT THAT POSITION. THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL AFTER THE REVISION.
cause not established3005075696-2021-00123Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-04FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11601da 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 established2955842-2021-11601Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-04FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11627da 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 established2955842-2021-11627Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2021-11-03OSHA140862.015
At 6:35 p.m. on November 3, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance work on a machine in the automotive engine parts manufacturing facility. As the employee performed maintenance on the tool brush inside the deenergized machine, his upper body was protruding through the part entry door on top of the machine. While working in this position, the energized gantry robot which moves parts to and from the individual machines across the crank shaft line, entered the employee's work zone and struck him. The employee was entangled and caught between the gantry's "grabber hand" and the side of the machine. The employee suffered fatal injuries due to entanglement at the waist level by the gantry and the inside of the machine causing bleeding, contusions, lacerations, and bruises in the upper arms, chest, head and rib cage areas.
cause attributed by source140862.015Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-02FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2022-00005ROSA 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: CONCERNING THE 3 BIOPSIES PERFORMED, THE PROCEDURE DID NOT POSE ANY PARTICULAR PROBLEM, THE FIXATION WAS WITH A MAYFIELD HEAD HOLDER IN CLASSIC DECUBITUS, THERE WAS NO HEMORRHAGIC COMPLICATION OBJECTIFIED AT THE POSTOPERATIVE CONTROL CT SCAN. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE ANALYSIS OF THE SAMPLES WAS NEGATIVE, REQUIRING A SECOND SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO OBTAIN THE DIAGNOSIS, AND THEREFORE A DELAY IN ONCOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ABOUT ONE MONTH.
cause not established3009185973-2022-00005Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-02FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00027Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — 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 MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE A PATIENT EXPERIENCED BLEEDING DURING THE BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE (BAL). THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE (RUL) WAS VISUALIZED AND BLEEDING WAS IDENTIFIED AND ORIGINATED FROM THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT. A DROP IN SATURATIONS REQUIRED MANUAL BAGGING FOR VENTILATION. THE BLEEDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH EPINEPHRINE AND BALLOON TAMPONADE. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WELL WITH NO SUBSEQUENT COMPLICATION. THE PATIENT WAS EXTUBATED IN THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) AND WAS ADMITTED FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION AND WAS RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00027Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-13473da 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 THYROID RESECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT BROKE OFF AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT DURING FIRING. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED THROUGH AN ASSISTANT PORT DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER USED AN ENDOSCOPE AND CONFIRMED THAT ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED. NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS REQUIRED, AND THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR REMAINING FRAGMENTS. THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT WAS REPORTEDLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE, AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT WAS IN USE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND PERFORMED AS INTENDED UP UNTIL THE REPORTED EVENT. THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE BREAKAGE WITH NO RESISTANCE THROUGH THE CANNULA. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT NOTICE ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT OR CANNULA AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE HARMONIC ACE INSERT WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE OF THE SAME KIND AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ON (B)(6) 2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) PERFORMED FOLLOW-UP AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE CUSTOMER USED A
cause not established2955842-2023-13473Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11624da 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 PERIESOPHAGEAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT DID NOT WORK TO STOP THE BLEEDING. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT SURGICAL TASK THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM WHEN THE REPORTED EVENT OCCURRED. THE SURGEON HAD TO SWITCH TO A VESSEL SEALER EXTEND INSTRUMENT TO STOP THE BLEEDING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE ISI EXECUTIVE SALES REPRESENTATIVE (ESR) WHO WAS PRESENT FOR THE PROCEDURE AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 16-NOV-2021. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS NOT SEALING THE SHORT GASTRIC VESSELS ALONG THE GREATER CURVATURE OF THE STOMACH IN THE SYNCH AND SEAL MODES. THE CUTTING FUNCTION WAS WORKING IN THE SYNCH MODE BUT NOT THE SEALING FUNCTION ALTHOUGH THE GENERATOR GAVE THE APPROPRIATE TONES. AS A RESULT, THE VESSELS WERE OOZING/ BLEEDING. THE ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS WAS LESS THAN 750 ML. THE SURGEON THEN USED A VESSEL SEALER EXTEND INSTRUMENT TO OBTAIN CONTROL AND STOP THE BLEEDING FROM THE SHORT GASTRIC VESSELS. THERE WERE NO ERRORS THAT OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF THE INC
cause not established2955842-2021-11624Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11614da 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 established2955842-2021-11614Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-11-01FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2021-00134Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ABSTRACT: ACCURATE PEDICLE SCREW PLACEMENT IS CRITICAL TO SURGICALLY CORRECT PEDIATRIC HIGH-GRADE SPONDYLOLISTHESIS (HGS). THE RECENT ADVENT OF ROBOTICS COUPLED WITH COMPUTER-ASSISTED NAVIGATION (RAN) MAY REPRESENT A NOVEL OPTION TO IMPROVE SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF HGS, SECONDARY TO ENHANCED PEDICLE SCREW PLACEMENT SAFETY. THIS SERIES PRESENTS THE HGS-RAN TECHNIQUE ADOPTED BY OUR SITE, DESCRIBING ITS SURGICAL OUTCOMES AND FEASIBILITY. CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF HGS (MEYERDING GRADE III TO V), OPERATED ON USING RAN FROM 2019 TO 2020 AT A SINGLE-CENTER WERE REVIEWED. DEMOGRAPHICS, SCREW ACCURACY, SAGITTAL L5-S1 PARAMETERS, COMPLICATIONS, AND PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES WERE DESCRIBED. ALL PATIENTS WERE TREATED WITH INSTRUMENTATION, DECOMPRESSION, POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION, AND REDUCTION. ROBOTIC TIME INCLUDED ANATOMIC REGISTRATION TO END OF SCREW PLACEMENT. SCREW ACCURACY, DEFINED AS A SCREW PLACED SAFELY WITHIN THE PLANNED INTRAPEDICULAR TRAJECTORY WAS CHARACTERIZED BY THE GERTZBEIN-ROBBINS SYSTEM FOR PATIENTS WITH ADDITIONAL 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING. TEN HGS PATIENTS, WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF 13.7 YEARS OLD, WERE INCLUDED IN THE SERIES. ALL 62 SCREWS WERE PLACED WITHOUT NEU
cause not established3005075696-2021-00134Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-29FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2021-00025ROSA 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 A TKA SURGERY WITH ROBOTIC INSTRUMENTATION THE SURGEON PLANNED FOR TIBIA 0 DEGREE V/V CUT BUT ENDED UP IN 7 DEGREE VARUS (FROM POST-OP X-RAY). THE ROBOTIC SYSTEM SUGGESTED TIBIA BONE CUT OF 11.5MM ON LATERAL AND 9MM ON MEDIAL. THE VERIFIED CUT WAS 9MM MEDIAL AND 12MM LATERAL. VERIFICATION SHOWED 1 DEGREE OF VALGUS. FROM PRE-OP X-RAY TEMPLATING, SURGEON SHOULD HAVE CUT 12MM ON LATERAL AND 4MM ON MEDIAL TO GET THE KNEE STRAIGHT. NO MID SURGERY INTERVENTION OCCURRED. SURGEON EXECUTED THE SURGERY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED. NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
cause not established0009617840-2021-00025Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11586da 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 ESOPHAGECTOMY TRANSTHORACIC CHEST ANASTOMOSIS SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE METAL TIP OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE OFF. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER WAS TAKING OUT TISSUE WHEN THE INSTRUMENT BROKE. THE INSTRUMENT WRIST STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS. 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 established2955842-2021-11586Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-29FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00029Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — 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 MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX. THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS DISCOVERED DURING POST-OP CHECK VIA A CHEST X-RAY. THE LOCATION OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS LEFT UPPER LOBE (LUL). THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS TREATED EXPECTANTLY WITH OXYGEN AND HOSPITALIZATION ON (B)(6) 2021. A SECOND CHEST X-RAY WAS TAKEN, AND PNEUMOTHORAX WAS RESOLVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00029Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-27FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2021-00182ROSA 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: ZIMMER BIOMET MEDTECH HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF A SERIOUS ADVERSE EVENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE HOUSTON VA, IN WITH ROBOT S/N (B)(6). A SYSTEMATIC REGISTRATION ERROR APPEARED TO BE PRESENT WITH AN INTRAOPERATIVE O-ARM SPIN. THE DAY OF THESE CASE, WEDNESDAY (B)(6), AN INACCURACY OCCURRED. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE (B)(6), THE PATIENT HAD AN INTRAPARENCHYMAL HEMATOMA OF ABOUT 2 CM IN SIZE. THE PATIENT IS ANTICIPATED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
cause not established3009185973-2021-00182Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11561da 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 HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, TIP OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE FRAGMENT IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE FRAGMENT AND THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEY WERE DISSECTING WHEN THE FRAGMENT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO TIP OR INSTRUMENT COLLISION. THE WRIST OF THE INSTRUMENT WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 15-NOV-2021. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED IN THE NORMAL PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION AND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS NOTED. THE INSTRUMENT WAS USED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED BY THE BEDSIDE ASSIST USING A LAPARSCOPIC INSTRUMENT. BOTH THE INSTRUMENT AND THE FRAGMENT WERE GIVEN TO THE MATERIALS DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE THE RETURN. NO INJURY WAS OBSERVED TO THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE. HE WAS NOT AWARE IF ANY POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO VERIFY ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED AND HE WAS NOT AWARE IF THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED ANY POST-SURGICAL COM
cause not established2955842-2021-11561Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-26FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00028Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — 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 MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET AND PNEUMOTHORAX WAS LEFT UPPER LOBE. IN ADDITION TO THE PNEUMOTHORAX, THE PATIENT SUFFERED AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO ANESTHETIC. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED TO TREAT THE PNEUMOTHORAX. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED, AND PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00028Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗