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Not graded by the source2023-01-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10740da 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 established2955842-2023-10740Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-28FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00389ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: SYSTEM WILL NOT BOOT ALL THE WAY UP. RED LIGHT ON SCREEN. SUBTLE BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM THE CABINET.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00389Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10309da 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 BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER FELL OFF IN THE PATIENT. THE TIP COVER WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE NURSE COMMENTED THAT THE TIP COVER WAS EASIER TO PUT ON THAT DAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. 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 established2955842-2023-10309Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-27FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00390ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE DOCTOR'S PATIENT HAD A GRADE 4 SPONDY AT L5-S1 WITH A PLAN TO PUT PEDICLE SCREWS AT L5-S1 AND THEN A SI-BONE DOWEL POSTERIORLY THROUGH S1 GOING ANTERIORLY TO L5 BODY. HE PLANNED A S2A1 SCREW FOR THE SI BONE, WE PLANNED A L4 MCS SCREW OVER HIS S2AI PLAN BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SEE A PROPER CAD OF MCS DRILL. HIS PLAN WAS TO USE THE ROBOT FOR TRAJECTORY, MCS DRILL, AND PLACING A K-WIRE. WENT TO MERGE, PLACED CENTROIDS, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A SHIFT. HAD MORE SHOTS TAKEN LATERALLY AND AP, STILL HAD LOW MERGE SCORES AND SHIFT. SURGEON AT THIS POINT DECIDED TO BAIL ON ROBOT, AFTER TAKING ROBOT OUT I PLANNED SCREWS WHERE THEY SHOULD BE GOING AND GOT A SUCCESSFUL MERGE.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00390Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10130da 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 ENDOMETRIOSIS RESECTION PROCEDURE, THERE WAS A DELAY IN INSTRUMENT MOVEMENT AND THE ENDOSCOPE WAS NOT FLIPPING NORMAL ANGLE UP AND DOWN. THE ENDOSCOPE WAS OBSERVED TO BE ROTATING ON ITS OWN. THIS OCCURRED AT THE START OF THE PROCEDURE AND ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TS) WAS CONTACTED AND RECOMMENDED TO TRY A DIFFERENT ENDOSCOPE. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WITH A PHONE FIX. DUE TO THE ISSUE, THE PATIENT SUSTAINED AN UNSPECIFIED LARGE BOWEL INJURY. THE TYPE AND SEVERITY OF THE BOWEL INJURY ARE UNKNOWN. IT IS ALSO UNCLEAR HOW THE COMPLICATION OCCURRED AND WHAT TASK WAS BEING PERFORMED AT TIME OF THE INJURY. A GENERAL SURGEON WAS CALLED IN AND REPAIRED THE LARGE BOWEL INJURY WITH SUTURES AND STITCHES. THE ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS WAS CONSIDERED NEGLIGIBLE AND WAS LESS THAN 15 MILLILITERS. THERE WAS A DELAY OF 15-20 MINUTES. THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT AFTER THE ENDOSCOPE WAS CHANGED, THE SURGICAL STAFF WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CASE ROBOTICALLY WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE PATIENT HAD NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
cause not established2955842-2023-10130Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-18FDA MAUDEAsensus SurgicalSenhance System3007593944-2023-00001Senhance
Senhance — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE EVENT WAS MADE AWARE ON 12/19/2023. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT (B)(6). AS INITIALLY REPORTED BY THE COMPLAINANT, ON THURSDAY, (B)(6) 2022, DOCTOR VISSCHERS, PERFORMED A FUNDOPLICATION ON A PEDIATRIC FEMALE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL AND WAS DISCHARGED ON FRIDAY, (B)(6) 2022. NO CHANGE TO THE SURGICAL APPROACH OR ADDITIONAL PORTS WERE NEEDED. ON SUNDAY, (B)(6) 2022 THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH PERSISTENT ABDOMINAL PAIN, WHICH REQUIRED A SECOND OPERATION. THE SURGEONS DIAGNOSED A PERFORATION OF THE WRAP, SURROUNDING THE ESOPHAGUS, DEEMED TO BE RELATED TO A THERMAL LESION AFFECTING THE VASA PREVIA, NAMELY THE BRANCHES OF SPLENIC ARTERY AND VEIN THAT RUN TO THE GREATER CURVATURE OF THE STOMACH. THE PATIENT WAS THEREFORE TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND 2 DRAINS WERE APPLIED ON THE STOMACH AND SMALL PELVIS. SUBSEQUENT ECHOGRAPHY AND GASTROSCOPY REVEALED NO INDICATION OF A PERSISTENT PERFORATION. ON FRIDAY,(B)(6) 2022 THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL AND WAS REPORTED TO BE LIVELY AND ACTIVE. THE SURGEON AND THE COMPLAINANT REPORTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE USE OF THE SENHANCE SYSTEM USED IN THE FIRST PROCEDURE PERFORMED BUT RATHER INDUCED BY ELECTROCAUTERY.
cause not established3007593944-2023-00001Asensus SurgicalSenhance SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10104da 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 PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF AN UNSPECIFIED SINGLE PORT (SP) INSTRUMENT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN AT THE SHAFT. THE FRAGMENT IS IN A BAG THAT THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR IS IN POSSESSION OF AND WILL BE RETURNED WITH THE INSTRUMENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME SURGICAL PROCEDURE. 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 established2955842-2023-10104Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10229da 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, THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED A TUMOR RUPTURE DUE TO THE PATIENT¿S TISSUE BEING TOO DELICATE AND THAT THEY COULDN¿T MANIPULATE IT WITH THE INSTRUMENTS PROPERLY. THE SURGEON THEN DECIDED TO CONVERT TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT¿S VITAL PARAMETERS WERE FINE, THERE WERE NO INSTRUMENT FAILURE OR LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM, ADVERSE OUTCOME OR INJURY AND NO DELAYS. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED-UP WITH THE REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS EVENT: THE TUMOR RUPTURED DUE TO TISSUE BEING TOO DELICATE AND FRAGILE. THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE DA VINCI SYSTEM OR ANY INSTRUMENTS. THE REPORTER CONFIRMED THE PATIENT WAS STABLE AND HAD SINCE LEFT THE HOSPITAL WITH NO OTHER ISSUES REPORTED.
cause not established2955842-2023-10229Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-13FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00398ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: WHILE A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER WAS ON SITE FOR ANOTHER COMPLAINT, THE SURGEON MENTIONED TO ENGINEER THAT HE HAD MISPLACED SCREWS DURING HIS THIRD CASE OF THE DAY.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00398Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-12FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10033da 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 AS PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LEFT UPPER LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE FOR A 4CM LESION WITH THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PRIMARY LUNG CANCER. THERE WERE DENSE ADHESIONS BETWEEN A CALCIFIED LYMPH NODE AND THE INTERLOBAR PULMONARY ARTERY (PA). TEARING OVER THE LINGUAL-INTERLOBAR PA JUNCTION WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE SURGERY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTS WERE BEING USED WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO A THORACOTOMY FOR HILAR BLEEDING CONTROL AND THE PA WAS REPAIRED BY A CARDIAC SURGEON. THE BLOOD LOSS VOLUME ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION IS UNKNOWN. THE LOBECTOMY WAS PERFORMED AFTER PA REPAIR. THE PATIENT WAS HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO OBVIOUS SEQUELAE. THE SURGEON ASSESSED THE CAUSALITY OF THE EVENT WITH DA VINCI SP AS UNLIKELY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE SURGEON. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2023-10033Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-12FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00388ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative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
cause not established3004142400-2024-00388Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-16308da 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 CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ENDOSCOPE IMAGE BECAME INVERTED AND RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED MOTION OF AN INSTRUMENT. THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES ASSOCIATE (CSA), WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THE CASE, REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENTS WERE MOVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAN THE SURGEON INTENDED. WHEN THE SURGEON TRIED TO PULL AN INSTRUMENT AWAY, THE INSTRUMENT ALLEGEDLY MOVED FORWARD AND DAMAGED THE LIVER. THE CSA SAID THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE BE REMOVING AND RESEATING THE ENDOSCOPE TWO TIMES. THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY COMPLETED AS PLANNED. ISI CONTACTED THE SURGEON OF THIS PROCEDURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ABOUT THE COMPLAINT: THE INDICATION FOR THIS PROCEDURE WAS ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS/CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS. THE SURGEON SAID THIS EVENT OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY TOOK CONTROL AT THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO SET-UP THE RETRACTION. THE PROGRASP FORCEPS INSTRUMENT REPORTEDLY WAS THE INSTRUMENT THAT MOVED DURING THIS EVENT. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT LOST 50CC OF BLOOD DUE TO THIS EVENT AND NO BLOOD TRANSFUSION WAS ADMINISTERED. THIS EVENT DELAYED TH
cause not established2955842-2022-16308Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-01FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00386ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: WHEN ROBOT WAS PLUGGED IN, IT WOULD POWER UP BUT THEN START BEEPING AND BATTERY STATUS BAR WAS STUCK ON 2 BARS AND NOT CYCLING LIKE NORMAL. TURNED OFF ROBOT AND POWERED UP AGAIN AND BEEPING STOPPED BUT STILL WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SHUT DOWN ONE LAST TIME AND POWERED BACK UP AND STARTED BEEPING AGAIN.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00386Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-12-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-16199da 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 AN UNSPECIFIED DA VINCI-ASSISTED UROLOGIC PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON EXPERIENCED NON-INTUITIVE MOTION OF INSTRUMENTS INVOLVING THE USE OF A 30-DEGREE ENDOSCOPE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN THE SURGEON GAVE THE COMMAND TO TURN THE ENDOSCOPE 180 DEGREES, WHICH CAUSED THE INSTRUMENTS TO START WORKING IN THE OPPOSITE, OR MIRRORED, DIRECTION. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SERVICE ENGINEER (TSE) VIEWED THE LIVE LOGS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY ASSOCIATED ERRORS. THE SYSTEM WAS RESTARTED, AND THE ENDOSCOPE WAS RESEATED. THERE WAS A PROCEDURAL DELAY DUE TO TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER THE REVERSED MOTION OF THE INSTRUMENTS, A HEMATOMA FORMED ON THE KIDNEY. THE SURGEON MADE THE CLINICAL DECISION TO ABORT THE PROCEDURE AFTER DETERMINING THAT PROCEEDING WAS TOO RISKY DUE TO THE HEMATOMA. PER THE SITE, THE PROCEDURE WILL BE RESCHEDULED TO ANOTHER DAY AFTER THE HEMATOMA HAS DISSIPATED.
cause not established2955842-2022-16199Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5115834da 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: PATIENT HAD A ROBOTIC HYSTERECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2022 AT THE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SINCE HER SURGERY PATIENT HAD CONTINUED ABDOMINAL PELVIC PAIN. ON (B)(6) 2023, A CT WAS OBTAINED WHEN PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE ED AND THERE WAS CONCERN FOR A FOREIGN BODY. PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR A LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY ON (B)(6) 2023. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS RETRIEVED AND IDENTIFIED AS A TIP COVER ACCESSORY PLACED OVER THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSOR INSTRUMENT USED IN ROBOTIC PROCEDURES. THE INSTRUMENT USED ON (B)(6) 2022 WAS MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSOR 8MM DA VINCI XI SERIAL NUMBER (B)(4). THE INSTRUMENT IS NO LONGER IN OUR INVENTORY. THE MONOPOLAR IS CONSIDERED A SEMI-DISPOSABLE WHICH CAN BE USED UP TO 10 TIMES. IT WAS UTILIZED AGAIN ON (B)(6) 2022, (B)(6) 2022, (B)(6) 2022, AND (B)(6) 2022.
cause not establishedMW5115834Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-29FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2022-00187ExcelsiusGPS
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 DURING A PROCEDURE USING THE EXCELSIUS CRANIAL APPLICATION, SEVERAL BIOPSY SAMPLES WERE TAKEN AND CAUSED BLEEDING THAT WAS FIXED INTRAOPERATIVELY. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN POLAND.
cause not established3004142400-2022-00187Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-28FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00384ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: CALLED SERVICE WHEN THE ROBOT BATTERY WOULD NOT CHARGE. WAS TOLD THE ROBOT WOULD STILL GET POWER WHILE PLUGGED IN, IT WAS WORKING FOR AROUND AN HOUR THEN POWERED DOWN BEFORE REGISTRATION AND WOULD NOT START. SURGERY ABORTED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00384Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-16293da 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 A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PULMONARY WEDGE RESECTION PROCEDURE AND WAS THEN CLOSED UP. THE SURGEON REPORTEDLY LEFT THE OPERATING ROOM (OR); HOWEVER, AN UNSPECIFIED TIME LATER, THE PATIENT TURNED GRAY IN COLOR. THE SURGEON WAS CALLED IN AND AN EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS FOUND THAT A SEAL WHERE A SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS USED FAILED, RESULTING WITH EXCESSIVE BLEEDING. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-16293Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-21FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-16041da 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 AS PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY THAT AFTER UNDERGOING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED RIGHT LOWER LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY (POD) #4 WITH ABNORMAL SECRETION AND FLUID COMING OUT FROM THE CLOSURE WOUND. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH ORAL ANTIBIOTICS AND HOSPITALIZATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE PATIENT WAS DIRECTED TO OUTPATIENT CARE. THE INTENSITY OF SECRETION WAS REDUCED ON POD #5 AND WAS ABSORBED WITHOUT A CHEST DRAIN. PER EVALUATION BY TWO PHYSICIANS, THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE COMPLICATION WAS DUE TO THE PATIENT NOT FOLLOWING AGREED THORACIC EXPANSION EXERCISES. THE PLAN WAS TO ENCOURAGE THE PATIENT TO STICK TO REHABILITATION MEASURES, RE-EVALUATE THE DRAINAGE POSITION AND CONDUCT AN-PATIENT ULTRASOUND CHECK-UP BEFORE REMOVING THE CHEST DRAIN. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, FURTHER DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-16041Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-18FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00042Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE AURIS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (PDM) REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE (THE NEEDLE USED WAS A SUPER D 19-GAUGE NEEDLE), THE PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING OF WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH. A POST-OP X-RAY CONFIRMED PNEUMOTHORAX. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED, AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED FOR OVERNIGHT OBSERVATION. THE PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTES THE PNEUMOTHORAX TO THE LESION BEING IN A DIFFICULT POSITION NEAR THE PLEURA. HE IS NOT ATTRIBUTING IT DIRECTLY TO MONARCH. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MALFUNCTIONS OF THE DEVICE.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00042Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-15FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00041Monarch 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 BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PNEUMOTHORAX ON THE LEFT SIDE A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED AND DISCHARGED THE NEXT DAY. THE MEDTRONIC ARCPOINT WAS ALSO USED. PHYSICIAN ATTRIBUTES THIS PNEUMOTHORAX TO USE OF THE MONARCH.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00041Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-14FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15909da 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 PRIOR TO THE START OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT A U-02 ERROR OCCURRED AGAINST THE ERBE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) GENERATOR, SHORTLY AFTER POWERING ON THE GENERATOR. THE SITE TRIED TO POWER CYCLE THE IESU SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO CALLING, BUT THE ERROR KEPT RETURNING. THE TECH SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) WALKED THE CUSTOMER THROUGH POWERING DOWN THE SYSTEM AND THE IESU. THE CUSTOMER DISCONNECTED ALL OF THE CABLES AT THE BACK OF THE IESU, THEN POWERED IT ON WITHOUT THE FOOT SWITCHES CONNECTED. THE ERROR SEEMED TO GO AWAY, BUT SOON RETURNED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. AT THIS TIME THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SURGICAL PORTS HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE PATIENT WHEN THE IESU ERRORS OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS ULTIMATELY CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE DUE TO THE GENERATOR ISSUE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED HARM TO THE PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION.
cause not established2955842-2022-15909Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-16257da 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 RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE PULMONARY LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT, WHO WAS PART OF A COMPLETED PILOT STUDY OF SINGLE PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR ANATOMICAL LUNG RESECTION, EXPERIENCED HEMOPTYSIS. AN X-RAY DONE ON THE PATIENT SHOWED PLEURAL EFFUSION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A RE-OPERATION. INTRA-OPERATIVELY, SEVERE PULMONARY CONGESTION WAS FOUND DUE TO A "MAL-RESECTION" OF PREVIOUS S2 SEGMENTAL VEIN DRAINAGE. THE PLEURAL EFFUSION AND BLOOD CLOT WERE RETRIEVED BY SINGLE PORT VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY (VATS) TECHNIQUE. THE SURGEON THEN DISSECTED THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE LUNG FISSURE AND EXPLORED THE A2 ( POSTERIOR ASCENDING BRANCH OF PULMONARY ARTERY). ECCHYMOSIS OF A2 WAS FOUND. THE SURGEON COMPLETED THE ANTERIOR HORIZONTAL FISSURE USING THE HARMONIC SCALPEL TO LOOSEN THE HILAR AREA AND USED TWO HEM-O-LOCKS CLIPS AS WELL AS THE HARMONIC SCALPEL TO RESECT THE A2 BRANCH. THEN THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE CONGESTION CONDITION IMPROVED. THE SURGEON BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION WAS DUE TO THE UNCOMMON ANATOMY CAUSING BLOOD FROM UPPER LOBE TO FLOW BACK TO MID-LOBE, RESULTING IN THE BLOOD CLOT. THE SUSPECTED DEVICE INVOL
cause not established2955842-2022-16257Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-07FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00382ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DOCTOR WAS PERFORMING A SINGLE POSITION LATERAL FUSION AND WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE MERGE. THE LEVELS IN QUESTION WERE L3 AND L4. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE A/P AND LATERAL IMAGES WHEN COMPARED TO THE CT SCAN. THIS WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE FIXED BY SEGMENTING THE LEVELS SO THAT EACH LEVEL WAS ON A SEPARATE X-RAY. ALSO, WE ADDED L2 AND L5 TO HELP CORRECT THE SHIFT BUT IT DID NOT WORK. CSR WAS AT THE CASE AND HAS THE LOGS. WE FOLLOWED HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRYING TO FIX THE SHIFT. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE SHIFT AND THE ROBOT PORTION OF THE CASE WAS ABORTED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00382Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-01FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00379ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: HAD TO SHUT OFF 7 TIMES THROUGH OUT CASE TO EITHER GET IT TO SHOW US INSTRUMENTS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN CHECKED IN BUT WAS SAYING THEY HAD NOT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00379Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-01FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00378ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REHOMING ARM WOULDN'T WORK.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00378Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15676da 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 SUBTOTAL GASTRECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE POSTERIOR GASTRIC ARTERY WAS DISSECTED WITH A HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN THE SURGEON WAS ABOUT TO ANASTOMOSE THE STOMACH AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED BLEEDING FROM THE POSTERIOR GASTRIC ARTERY. THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO STITCH THE BLEEDING SECTION USING THE ROBOT. THE BLEEDING WAS SUPPRESSED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED INSTRUMENT INSTALLED ON UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) 4. THE SURGEON MADE THE CLINICAL DECISION TO CONVERT TO OPEN SURGERY DUE TO BLEEDING. THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD LOSS AT THE TIME OF THE DECISION WAS ABOUT 100ML. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BLOOD LOSS WAS ABOUT 500ML. THE OPEN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT THE PATIENT REQUIRING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION.
cause not established2955842-2022-15676Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-11-01FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00380ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ROBOT NEVER CONFIRMED WE WERE IN TARGET OR WOULDN'T SEND TO ANY TRAJECTORIES.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00380Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-27FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00376ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE SYSTEM WAS INITIALLY TURNED ON, ALL CHECKS PERFORMED, INSTRUMENTS VERIFIED ETC. THE SYSTEM WAS THEN SHUT DOWN FOR STAGE 1 OF THE PROCEDURE (AS INFORMED PREVIOUSLY BY INR TEAM TO NOT LEAVE ROBOT SWITCHED ON FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE CASE STARTS). WHEN TURNING THE SYSTEM BACK ON FOR COMMENCEMENT OF STAGE 2 THE SCREEN DISPLAYED "REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY". LOCAL INR SUPPORT INFORMED US TO SWITCH OFF BATTERY AND RESTART SYSTEM USING AC POWER ONLY OR TO RESTART SYSTEM WHILE HOLD "ESC". NEITHER OF THESE RESOLVED THIS ISSUE AND THE CASE WAS ABANDONED. AFTER THE CASE WE TROUBLESHOOTED WITH INTERNATIONAL INR SUPPORT AND WERE ABLE TO "DISABLE LEGACY BOOT MODE".
cause not established3004142400-2024-00376Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-25FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15474da 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 SIGMOID COLECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A PIECE OF THE CANNULA SEAL FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY.
cause not established2955842-2022-15474Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-25FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00375ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING LAST SCREW PLACEMENT (L5R) THE HIGH SPEED DRILL, PILOT DRILL AND THE TAP WERE NAVIGATED ACCURATELY, BUT SCREW WAS NOT. THE SCREW WAS PUT SLIGHTLY IN FORAMEN, IT WAS FOUND IN THE X-RAY VERIFICATION SHOT. SCREW WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND RE-PLANNED AND AGAIN - HIGH SPEED DRILL, PILOT DRILL AND TAP WERE NAVIGATED ACCURATELY, BUT DURING SCREW PLACEMENT THE DOCTOR SAW AND FELT THAT THE SCREW JUMPED INTO OLD CANAL. ONCE MORE SCREW WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND RE-PLANNED AND AGAIN HIGH SPEED DRILL, PILOT DRILL AND TAP WERE NAVIGATED ACCURATELY, BUT SCREW WAS PUT WITHOUT ROBOT/NAVIGATION WITH STANDARD SCREWDRIVER AND UNDER X-RAY CONTROL. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE REP HE COULDN'T CONFIRM THAT THE OFFSET TURNED TO RED WHEN SCREWDRIVER WAS IN EE.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00375Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-25FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15518da 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 VENTRAL HERNIA SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE CAUTERY WAS NOT WORKING, AND A QUESTION MARK WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU/ERBE) FRONT PANEL, INDICATING THAT THE ERBE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHICH UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) THE INSTRUMENT WAS ENGAGED ON. THE CUSTOMER HAD REPLACED THE CORDS AND EXHAUSTED THEIR SUPPLY. THE CUSTOMER TRIED DIFFERENT CAUTERY INSTRUMENTS, STILL THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE CUSTOMER POWER CYCLED THE SYSTEM AND REMOVED AC POWER FROM THE ERBE AND THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE SYMPTOMS INDICATED BAD ENERGY CORD(S) OR BAD ENERGY CONNECTORS ON THE ERBE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY WITH NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-15518Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-22FDA MAUDEAccuray3003873069-2022-00018CyberKnife
CyberKnife — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: SIDE EFFECT - ANESTHESIA DELAROSA (AD).
cause not established3003873069-2022-00018AccurayRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-21FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00371ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE ROBOT SEEMED TO BE MORE SENSITIVE THEN USUAL AND A SCREW ACTUALLY SEEMED TO MISS LATERALLY. TO HELP WITH EXAMINING WHAT WENT WRONG, THE DIFFICULTIES WE HAD PERSISTED ON THE PATIENTS RIGHT SIDE. THE PA SEEMED TO THINK THE TRAJECTORY LOOKED PERFECT UNTIL IT CAME TIME FOR THE DRIVER ARRAY TO PASS DOWN THE END EFFECTOR, THEN SHOWING A SUDDEN CHANGE IN TRAJECTORY. I AM UNSURE IF AN ISSUE COULD BE RELATED TO TECHNIQUE OR NOT. WE HAVE SINCE USED THE ROBOT THIS WEEK AND DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ISSUES.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00371Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-21FDA MAUDEAsensus SurgicalSenhance System3007593944-2023-00006Senhance
Senhance — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE EVENT OCCURRED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2022, INTERNALLY MADE AWARE ON (B)(6) 2023. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SUTURE FAILURE WHICH REQUIRED INTERVENTION FOR TREATMENT (RESOLVED ON (B)(6) 2022). INTERVENTION INCLUDED, RELAPAROSCOPY, COLONOSCOPY, AND ENDOVAC THERAPY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CAUSALITY TO THE SENHANCE SURGICAL SYSTEM WAS POSSIBLE.
cause not established3007593944-2023-00006Asensus SurgicalSenhance SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15362da 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 WITH LYMPHADENECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSOR (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY CAME LOOSE WHEN REMOVING THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. AT THE TIME THE EVENT OCCURRED, THE SURGICAL STAFF WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXCHANGING THE MCS INSTRUMENT WITH A LARGE NEEDLE DRIVER INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY FELT WHILE REMOVING THE MCS INSTRUMENT. AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED, THE MCS INSTRUMENT REMAINED OUTSIDE THE PATIENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROCEDURE AND WAS NO LONGER USED DURING THE PROCEDURE. PER THE SURGEON, THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY LIKELY CAME LOOSE DURING THE INSTRUMENT CHANGE. THE MSC TIP COVER ACCESSORY APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WITH NO PART OF THE ORANGE SURFACE VISIBLE AFTER INSTALLATION NOR WAS IT INSTALLED BEYOND THE ORANGE SURFACE. THE INSTALLATION TOOL HAD BEEN USED; ELECTROLUBE OR ANY OTHER LUBRICANT HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY. THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY HAD BEEN INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MCS INS
cause not established2955842-2022-15362Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-20FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00377ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN AN INTRA-OP T10-PELVIS REVISION CASE. EXISTING HARDWARE WAS PRESENT FROM L3-S1. AFTER ALL STEPS OF THE INTRA-OP WORKFLOW HAD BEEN COMPLETED, A THOROUGH AND DETAILED ANATOMY CHECK WAS DONE. THE SURGEON AND HIS FELLOW ADJUSTED ALL SCREWS THAT HAD BEEN PRELIMINARILY PLANED. AFTER THE SURGEONS MODIFIED, REVIEWED, AND APPROVED ALL SCREWS; THE ROBOT WAS PUSHED INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. SCREWS WERE PLACED T10-L2 ON THE LEFT PRIOR TO PLACING SCREWS T10-L2 ON THE RIGHT (SURGEON PREFERENCE). S2AI SCREWS WERE PLACED LAST. ACCURACY CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SCREW PLACEMENT PROCESS A SPIN WAS CONDUCTED AFTER ALL SCREWS WERE PLACED. THE LEFT T10 SCREW APPEARED TO BREACH THE MEDIAL WALL OF THE PEDICLE AND THE SCREW APPEARED SLIGHTLY MEDIAL TO THE PLAN. THE EXTENT OF THE BREACH COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE SCAN QUALITY (VERY POOR DUE TO THE PATIENT SIZE AND METAL SCATTER). THE SURGEON CAREFULLY REVIEWED THE SCREW AND NEURO MONITORING DATA BEFORE DECIDING TO LEAVE IT IN PLACE. THE LEFT T10 PEDICLE WAS SMALL, AND THE SURGEON SELECTED A SCREW DIAMETER THAT WAS CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE AND HIM EFFECTIVE FIXATION. THE SURGEON FELT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE 4.5 HIGH
cause not established3004142400-2024-00377Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-17FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00038Monarch 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 MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A PNEUMOTHORAX. RIGHT UPPER-LOBE, GROUND-GLASS OPACIFICATION WITH SOME SOLID AREA. AN ARCPOINT NEEDLE AND AN AURIS CYTOLOGY BRUSH WERE USED DURING THIS PROCEDURE BUT WERE DISPOSED OF AFTERWARDS, THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT RECORDED. PATIENT RECEIVED A SMALL-BORE TUBE, A POST-PLACEMENT X-RAY, WITH NO PLEURAL VACUUM NEEDED. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE NEXT DAY.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00038Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-17FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00370ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING L3-L4 SPL CASE, C-ARM IMAGES WERE MIRRORED AFTER THE MERGE. BEFORE THE MERGE, EVERYTHING WENT NORMALLY: IMAGES WERE TRANSFERRED NORMALLY, CENTROIDS WERE PLACED BUT AFTER MERGING C-ARM SHOTS WERE REVERSED. RE-IMAGING THE PATIENT, RESETTING SOFTWARE, RESTARTING C-ARM, RESTARTING EGPS, CREATING NEW CASE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ALSO DURING PANNING PHASE, THE ANTERIOR PART OF THE CAGE NEEDED TO BE PLANNED POSTERIORLY TO GET LEFT SIDE ACCESS. PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED THE OLD FASHION WAY.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00370Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-17FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2022-00169ExcelsiusGPS
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 DURING A PROCEDURE USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM, A PEDICLE PROBE WAS PLACED AND A MEDIAL BREACH WITH CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEAK WAS OBSERVED AND FIXED INTRAOPERATIVELY.
cause not established3004142400-2022-00169Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-14FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00037Monarch 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 BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT RETURNED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM (ER) ON (B)(6) 2022, EXPERIENCING SHORTNESS OF BREATH. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PHYSICIAN WHO PERFORMED THE BRONCHOSCOPY DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE THIS EVENT TO THE MONARCH SYSTEM, STATING IT WAS A RESULT OF THE NEEDLE BEING DEPLOYED INTO THE EDGE OF THE PLEURA. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OTHER ISSUES OTHER THAN SHORTNESS OF BREATH. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2022, A X-RAY WAS PERFORMED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE MONARCH SYSTEM DID NOT PERFORM AS INTENDED.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00037Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-13FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2022-00176ExcelsiusGPS
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 USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM WAS MISPLACED INTRA-OPERATIVELY CAUSING A LEFT MEDIAL BREACH.
cause not established3004142400-2022-00176Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-10820da 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 established2955842-2023-10820Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15183da 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 ANTERIOR RESECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE VISION WAS LOST. THEY ATTEMPTED TO RECONNECT THE CAMERA TO THE ENDOSCOPE CONTROLLER (EC), BUT THE CAMERA HAD A SELF-TEST FAILURE, AND THE COLOR BAR WAS DISPLAYED. THEY REPLACED THE CAMERA WITH A BACKUP ONE, BUT ALL THE AVAILABLE CAMERAS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOM. LASTLY, THEY REBOOTED THE SYSTEM AND CLEANED THE CAMERA CONNECTOR; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE CUSTOMER ELECTED TO CONVERT TO LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE. NO KNOWN IMPACT OR PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP ON 19-OCT-2022 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CAMERAS WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ABNORMALITY. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE VISION LOSS OCCURRED ON BOTH OF THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) AND VISION SIDE CART (VSC). INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS, RELEVANT TESTING, AND MEDICAL HISTORY WERE REQUESTED; HOWEVER, THE REPORTER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2022-15183Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-10FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15147da 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 PROCEDURE THAT ARM 3 OF THE SINGLE PORT (SP) SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT ENGAGEMENT ISSUES. THE OR STAFF STATED THEY UNDOCKED THE ARM AND RE-DRAPED BEFORE CALLING. THEY HAD ALSO POWER CYCLED AND TRIED MORE THAN ONE INSTRUMENT ON ARM 3, BUT ISSUES PERSISTED. THE PATIENT WAS ON THE TABLE, UNDER ANESTHESIA, AND PORTS HAD BEEN PLACED AT THE TIME. THE TSE REVIEWED THE LIVE LOGS AND FOUND ERRORS 23300 AND 31009. THE TSE INFORMED THE OR STAFF THAT ALL TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND ARM 3 NEEDS SERVICE. IT WAS CONFIRMED FOLLOWING A FOLLOW-UP CALL THAT THE SURGEON CONVERTED TO AN XI MULTIPORT SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY. AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER CONCERNING THE REPORTED EVENT WITH NO SUCCESS.
cause not established2955842-2022-15147Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-15109da 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, THE SCRUB COUNT WAS OFF, AND THE CUSTOMER WAS MISSING A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER. THE CUSTOMER LOCATED THE MCS TIP COVER INSIDE OF THE PATIENT AND REMOVED IT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SITE ON (B)(6) 2022 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE CLOSING THE PATIENT. THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND TIP COVER WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE MCS TIP COVER WAS RETRIEVED BY GOING BACK IN THE ABDOMEN. ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED, AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH INSPECTION OF THE MCS TIP COVER. THE CASE WAS EXTENDED FOR A FEW MINUTES DUE TO THE ISSUE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT TASK WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE MCS TIP COVER FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE MCS INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER INSTRUMENT. A REDUCER WAS NOT USED. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE MCS INSTRUMENT. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. NO D
cause not established2955842-2022-15109Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-10-05FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00369ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING NAVIGATION, WHILE MOVING TO TRAJECTORY FOR OUR L5 R AND S1 R SCREWS THE AXIAL SLICE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE (COULD NOT MAKE OUT ANY PEDICLE, VERTEBRAL BODY, S.P). WE CHECK OUR LEFT SIDED SCREWS TRAJECTORY, AND EVERYTHING LOOKED PERFECT. I WENT BACK TO THE PLANNING PAGE TO CHECK OUR RIGHT SIDED SCREWS AXIAL IMAGES AND AGAIN, EVERYTHING LOOKED PERFECT. THOUGH, WHILE BRINGING INSTRUMENTS IN THE EE ALL INSTRUMENT TRACKED CORRECTLY DOWN PLANNED SCREW TRAJECTORY EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT VISIBLY LOOK LIKE A CORRECT AXIAL SLICE (ANATOMY UNRECOGNIZABLE). AFTER A FEW SOFTWARE RESETS AND A HARD SHUT DOWN, AND SWITCHING EES I INFORMED DR. GENTRY IT WAS JUST THE SLICE OF THE SCAN WE WERE IN, AND I BELIEVED EVERYTHING WAS SAFE. WHEN ADDING LAYERS TO OUR AXIAL CUT THE IMAGE WAS IMPROVING (COULD MAKE OUT DISTINCT ANATOMY) BUT DOC STILL DID NOT TRUST IT. ADJUSTING THE PLAN HAD LITTLE TO NO EFFECT AS WELL. HE WOULD NOT MAKE AN INCISION TO CHECK TRAJECTORY OF INSTRUMENTS UNDER FLOURO AND BAILED ON THE ROBOT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00369Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-09-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00366ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: CHECKED THE SYSTEM AFTER REPLACING THE FUSES AND FOUND THAT THE POWER IS BACK ON THE SYSTEM WITH POWER AND BATTERY LED INDICATOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL. SYSTEM'S FANS WERE ALSO RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO DISPLAY ON THE MONITOR. LED ON THE MONITOR IS RED. I.E. NO VIDEO SIGNALS FROM COMPUTER. 2. CONNECTED AN EXTERNAL HDMI CABLE FROM PC TO MONITOR DIRECTLY BUT STILL NO VIDEO SIGNAL ON MONITOR. 3. CONNECTED EXTERNAL MONITOR ON THE PC DIRECTLY AND NO DISPLAY ON THE EXTERNAL MONITOR TOO. 4. CHECKED THE VOLTAGE ON PC POWER SUPPLY AND IT WAS 54 VOLT DC. 5. PC FAN WAS ALSO RUNNING. 6. IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT THE PC IS NOT BOOTING UP SO THERE IS NO DISPLAY ON THE MONITOR. KINDLY SUGGEST FURTHER.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00366Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Death reported2022-09-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-14098da 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 THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE AND DIED FROM CANCER IN 2016. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT WAS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THE DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGERY. THE INITIAL REPORTER INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE HYSTERECTOMY FOR CANCER THAT REOCCURRED FOR A SECOND TIME. PER THE INITIAL REPORTER, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE ROBOTIC PROCEDURE "STIRRED UP THE CANCER" AND EXPEDITED HER DEATH BY SPREADING. THE PATIENT REPORTEDLY DIED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE SURGERY. NO FURTHER CLINICAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-14098Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-09-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-14740da 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 BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) CALLED AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) TO REPORT THAT THE CANNULA KEPT SLIPPING OUT AND THE SURGEON HAD TO CONVERT TO OPEN SURGERY. THE PATIENT STAYED IN THE HOSPITAL AN EXTRA COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE OF THE OPEN SURGERY. 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 established2955842-2022-14740Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗