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Not graded by the source2022-08-08FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13876da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE RUBBER WASHER FROM THE 8 MM SYNCHROSEAL FELL OFF INSIDE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2022-13876Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-08-05FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00028Monarch 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 MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PNEUMOTHORAX. LESION IN THE LINGULA 1.7 X 9 CM. LESION WAS PERIPHERAL. CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2022. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED AND THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT ATTRIBUTE THE EVENT TO THE MONARCH SPECIFICALLY. OTHER INSTRUMENTS USED IN THIS CASE WERE THE ARCPOINT NEEDLE, OLYMPUS CYTOLOGY BRUSH, OLYMPUS MICRO BRUSH, AND OLYMPUS ENDOJAW DISPOSABLE BIOPSY FORCEPS.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00028Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-08-04FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13823da 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 SMALL METAL RING FROM THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS REPORTEDLY RETRIEVED DURING A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED 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 established2955842-2022-13823Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-08-04FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13817da 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 UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON NOTICED CAUTERIZED TISSUE WHERE ENERGY WAS NOT INTENTIONALLY APPLIED. IT WAS NOTED THAT NOTHING WAS VISIBLY WRONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT SPECIFIC TISSUE WAS UNINTENTIONALLY CAUTERIZED AND IF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS RENDERED DUE TO THE COMPLICATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEVERITY OF THE BURN INJURY IS UNKNOWN. FURTHERMORE, IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENT WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COMPLICATION. THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY COMPLETED WITH NO PATIENT INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
cause not established2955842-2022-13817Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-08-02FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00026Monarch 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 A PATIENT WAS BLEEDING IN THE RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE FOLLOWING THE USE OF A MEDTRONIC ARCPOINT NEEDLE AND THE MONARCH FORCEPS. THE BLEEDING OBSTRUCTED THE PHYSICIAN¿S VIEW AND WAS NOTED IN THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE. THE MONARCH PORTION OF THE CASE WAS ABORTED, AND THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED AN EMERGENT CONVERSION TO REMOVE THE ROBOT AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND TRANSPORTED TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR). WHEN IN THE OR, THE PHYSICIAN, WHILE UNDER BRONCHOSCOPIC GUIDANCE, WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING VIA BRONCHOSCOPE VISUALIZATION AND EPINEPHRINE. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED TWO DAYS LATER AND IS DOING WELL. NO FAULTS OR MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED FROM SYSTEM. THE MONARCH FORCEPS WERE DISCARDED DURING THE EVENT AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00026Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-08-01FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00029Monarch 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 DURING THE FIRST, AND ONLY CASE OF THE DAY (1:45PM), THE RIGHT LOWER LOBE (RLL) LESION 1.5CM EXPECTED INFECTION, PHYSICIAN DID 4 BRUSHES AND PATIENT SUSTAINED A SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED TAKING A WEEK TO RESOLVE. AURIS FORCEPS, A MICRO BRUSH (BRAND WAS NOT RECORDED), AND AN OLYMPUS PERIVIEW FLEX TBNA NEEDLE WERE ALL USED IN THIS CASE. PATIENT WAS ADMITTED AND A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2022 AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY. THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY DOING WELL. THE PHYSICIAN DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE THE PNEUMOTHORAX TO THE MONARCH SYSTEM.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00029Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-28FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2022-00029ROSA 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 THE SURGEON QUESTIONED THE ALIGNMENT ON POST OP X-RAY GIVEN THE PLANNED AND VALIDATED CUTS MEASURED DO NOT CORRELATE. PLANNED FOR NEUTRAL TO SLIGHT VALGUS KNEE OVERALL, STARTED AT 18 DEG VALGUS. VALIDATED CUTS SUGGEST WE SHOULD HAVE ENDED UP AT NEUTRAL OR CLOSE TO HOWEVER ON POST OP X-RAYS HAVE ENDED AT 10 DEG VARUS. THE PATIENT HAS ALSO REPORTED SIGNS OF PAIN AND INSTABILITY. THE PATIENT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A REVISION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
cause not established0009617840-2022-00029Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13636da 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 PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO FOCUS THE ENDOSCOPE. AT THE TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE PATIENT WAS ANESTHETIZED AND PORTS WERE PLACED. THE CUSTOMER HAD POWER CYCLED THE SYSTEM, TRIED TO FOCUS BOTH FROM THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) AND CAMERA HEAD BUTTONS, AND PERFORMED 3D CALIBRATION BUT THE FOCUSING ISSUE WAS STILL NOT IMPROVED. THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED AN ISI TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ASSISTANCE AND WAS ADVISED TO TIGHTEN THE CAMERA CABLE AND TRY TO REFOCUS AGAIN. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE CAMERA CABLE WAS NOT LOOSE AND MECHANICAL SOUND WAS HEARD WHEN HE PRESSED ON THE FOCUS BUTTON OF THE CAMERA HEAD. THE IMAGE STILL COULD NOT BE FOCUSED. THE CUSTOMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE MAY BE FROM THE CAMERA HEAD. THE PATIENT REMAINED ANESTHETIZED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS BEFORE THE BACKUP CAMERA HEAD ARRIVED. AFTER THE CAMERA HEAD WAS REPLACED BY AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE), THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED AND COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES. THERE WAS NO INTRAOPERATIVE PATIENT HEALTH DAMAGE OBSERVED; HOWEVER, THE PATIENT ORIGINALLY HAD INTERSTI
cause not established2955842-2022-13636Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00345ExcelsiusGPS
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 SCREWS USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM WERE MISPLACED INTRA-OPERATIVELY AND POST OP CT SCAN SHOWS A MEDIAL BREACH OF THE RIGHT L2 SCREW.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00345Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00344ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE CASE WAS SCHEDULED AS PREOP CT WORKFLOW FOR POSTERIOR PERCUTANEOUS SCREW PLACEMENT WITH THE ROBOT AT L4 AND L5 FOLLOWING AN L4/5 LLIF. THE SCAN UPLOADED WITH NO ISSUES AND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE TO PROTOCOL. THE SURGEON PLANNED SCREWS AT L4 AND L5 WHILE THE PATIENT WAS REPOSITIONED PRONE. DRB AND SM WERE PLACED IN PSIS IN STANDARD ORIENTATION WITH CAMERA AT THE FOOT. THE SM WAS REGISTERED PRIOR TO X-RAY COMING INTO THE FIELD. IMAGES WERE INITIALLY OBTAINED FOR L4 AND L5, BUT THE MERGE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL - WAGGING UP AND DOWN IN THE LATERAL IMAGES AND SLIGHT ROCKING IN THE AP. L3 AND S1 WERE ADDED IN THE WORKFLOW PAGE AND "DUMMY" SCREWS WERE QUICKLY PLANNED AT L3 AND S1. IMAGES WERE OBTAINED FOR L3 AND S1 WITH THE SAME RESULT - UNSUCCESSFUL MERGE WITH WHAT SEEMED LIKE EQUAL MOVEMENT WHEN VERIFYING. NEW SHOTS WERE THEN OBTAINED FOR L4 AND L5 AND ONCE AGAIN WE COULD NOT GET A MERGE, WE WERE CONFIDENT IN ACCEPTING. THE SURGEON BAILED TO TRADITIONAL JAMSHID PLACEMENT, ALREADY FRUSTRATED WITH HIS EXPERIENCES OF THE DAY, ALTHOUGH FLUORO WORKFLOW WAS OFFERED TO HIM.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00344Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00367ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING A MERGE. THE DRR WAS LESS THAN SUFFICIENT AS FAR AS QUALITY/BEING ABLE TO MERGE WITH OUR FLUORO SHOTS. OUR FLUORO SHOTS I THOUGHT WERE GREAT, BUT ULTIMATELY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET A MERGE. WE WENT BACK ADJUSTED THE WINDOWING ON THE CT. THAT DIDN'T HELP. "DEEP SEARCH" AND "AUTO MERGE" WERE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER MOVING THE DRR INTO WHAT I FELT/COULD MAKE OUT TO BE THE MATCHING ANATOMY OF THE FLUORO SHOTS. THERE WAS SOME WEIRD BOX IN THE DRR THAT I COULD NOT EXPLAIN EITHER.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00367Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-25FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13651da 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 TONGUE BASE RESECTION-BENIGN SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE RIGHT MASTER TOOL MANIPULATORS (MTM) WERE NOT MOVING. THE OPERATING ROOM STAFF, CALLED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO REPORT THAT THE RIGHT-HAND CONTROL ON THE SP WAS FROZEN. PRIOR TO CALLING IN, THE SITE CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SERVICE ENGINEER (TSE) WAS UNABLE TO VIEW LIVE LOGS FROM THE SYSTEM. THE ISI TSE ASKED IF THE CALLER COULD VERIFY INSTRUMENT ASSIGNMENTS, BUT THE CALLER STATED THAT THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN TAKEN AWAY. THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY PERFORMED A REBOOT ON THE SYSTEM WITH NO CHANGE. THE CALLER WAS REQUESTING THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) TO FOLLOW UP. 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 established2955842-2022-13651Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13642da 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 SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT ARCED WHILE USING THE SEAL FUNCTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER TO CONFIRM THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED BEFORE THE PROCEDURE WITH NO ISSUES NOTICED. THE SURGEON WAS SEALING PROSTATE TISSUE WITH NO SPECIFIC VESSEL. THERE WAS A WARNING MESSAGE REGARDING INCOMPLETE SEALING FOLLOWED BY VISIBLE ARCHING. IT WAS WORKING FOR ABOUT 60 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS MILD RETENTION / RETRACTION DURING SEALING. THE VESSELS WERE SMALL, ABOUT LESS THAN 5MM. SOME CHAR HAD BUILT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS SOME UNEXPECTED BLEEDING, APPROXIMATELY 50CC ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS (EBL), AFTER SWITCHING TO THE MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO TRANSFUSION PERFORMED. THE BLEEDING WAS RESOLVED WITH BIPOLAR AND MONOPOLAR CAUTERY. THE INITIAL REPORTER ALSO STATED THE FOLLOWING; ¿ MAY HAVE FOUND THE CULPRIT FOR THE BROKEN SYNCHROSEALS HERE AT CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (CMMC). FOOTE DOES A LOT OF INSTRUMENT TO INSTRUMENT INTRA-OPERATIVE CLEANING WHICH I IMAGINE IS W
cause not established2955842-2022-13642Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5111255da 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: THE DAVINCI 30MM ENDOWRIST STAPLER WAS PLACED ON THE PULMONARY ARTERY AND FIRED. WHEN THE STAPLER WAS PROMPTED TO UNCLAMP, AN ERROR SHOWED THAT THE ACTION THAT UNCLAMPS THE STAPLER WAS UNABLE TO FUNCTION. THE ROBOT WAS MANUALLY PUT INTO FAULT MODE TO ALLOW THE BEDSIDE ASSIST TO USE THE WRENCH, WHICH IS THE FALLBACK/SAFETY MEASURE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN GOING IN THE PROPER ORDER, THE WRENCH WAS UNABLE TO FULLY SPIN, WHICH PREVENTED THE STAPLER FROM UNCLAMPING THE PA. THE DAVINCI REPS WERE ON THE PHONE WITH THEIR TECHNICAL TEAM WORKING THE PROBLEM, AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE SURGEON AND BEDSIDE ASSIST ON HOW TO GET THE STAPLER TO UNCLAMP. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5111255Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13555da 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 PROCEDURE, A SPARK OCCURRED BETWEEN THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT AND SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED THE INSTRUMENTS AND OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE BLADE PORTION OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT REPORTEDLY ARCED DURING THE CASE. THERE WERE CRACKS AND CHAR OBSERVED ON THE INSTRUMENT'S BLADES. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER DURING THE CASE. IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHERE THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY ARCED TO. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED UNEXPECTED MINOR BLEEDING DURING THE EVENT BUT WAS NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BLEEDING. THE CUSTOMER SUSPECTED THAT BLEEDING WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE TIME IT TOOK TO USE THE MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT INSTEAD OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT AS THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT SEALS FASTER. THE PATIENT LOST MINIMAL AMOUNT OF BLOOD, AROUND 50CC¿S. NO BLOOD TRANSFUSION WA
cause not established2955842-2022-13555Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13552da 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 OUT LYMPHADENECTOMY PROCEDURE, A SPARK OCCURRED BETWEEN THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT AND SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CUSTOMER REMOVED THE INSTRUMENTS AND OBSERVED CRACKS IN THE BLADE PORTION OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT ARCED DURING THE CASE. THERE WERE CRACKS AND CHAR OBSERVED ON THE INSTRUMENT'S BLADES. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER DURING THE CASE. IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHERE THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY ARCED TO. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED UNEXPECTED MINOR BLEEDING DURING THE EVENT BUT WAS NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BLEEDING. THE CUSTOMER SUSPECTED THAT BLEEDING WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE TIME IT TOOK TO USE THE MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT INSTEAD OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT AS THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT SEALS FASTER. THE PATIENT LOST MINIMAL AMOUNT OF BLOOD, AROUND 50CC¿S. NO BLOOD TRANSFUSION WAS NEEDED.
cause not established2955842-2022-13552Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13386da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER CALLED AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) AND REPORTED THAT TWO DIFFERENT UNSPECIFIED STAPLER INSTRUMENTS WERE INSTALLED AND FELL APART WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE TSE REVIEWED LOGS AND NOTED STERILE ADAPTER ENGAGEMENT CODES IN THE LOGS. THE TSE ASKED IF ALL PIECES WERE COLLECTED AND ACCOUNTED FOR AND THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OPERATING ROOM NIGHT STAFF THAT THEY WERE. THE TSE THEN ASKED IF THE STAPLERS WERE AVAILABLE TO BE SENT BACK FOR ANALYSIS AND THE CUSTOMER DOES NOT BELIEVE STAPLERS WERE KEPT. THE TSE ALSO ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY PATIENT INJURY AND THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. THE SITE WAS REQUESTING FOR ISI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) TO FOLLOW UP AS SITE WAS WARY OF USING SYSTEM AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY AND WITH A LESS THAN A 15-MINUTE DELAY.
cause not established2955842-2022-13386Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00023Monarch 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 DURING A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX DURING THE REMOVAL BRONCHOSCOPE. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED TWO DAYS LATER. THE TARGET LOCATION WAS LEFT UPPER LOBE (LUL). IT WAS REPORTED THAT A HUGE SNAPPING AND STRAIGHTENING OF THE BRONCHOSCOPE OCCURRED DURING THE REMOVAL.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00023Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13523da 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 SURGICAL PROCEDURE, BLEEDING OCCURRED FROM ONE OF THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE AORTIC ARCH LEADING TO THE ESOPHAGUS. THE ISSUE OCCURRED 15 MINUTES AFTER SEALING AND TRANSECTING THE SIDE BRANCH WITH A SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE SIDE BRANCH WAS PROPERLY FREED FORM SURROUNDING TISSUE AND THEN SEALED WHILE DEEP IN THE JAWS OF THE SYNCHROSEAL. THE SURGEON PERFORMED A FULL CYCLE OF SEALING, OBSERVED TISSUE EFFECT DURING THE SEALING PROCESS, AND THEN TRANSECTED. THE SURGEON BELIEVES THE SEAL COULD NOT HANDLE THE PRESSURE FROM THE AORTIC BRANCH AND BEGAN BLEEDING 15 MINUTES LATER. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO TAMPONADE THE BLEEDING WITH AN UNSPECIFIED INSTRUMENT INSTALLED ON UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR 1 (USM1) BY USING COMPRESSION. USM2, 3, AND 4 WERE THEN REMOVED. THE SURGEON MADE THE CLINICAL DECISION TO CONVERT TO A THORACOTOMY TO CONTROL THE HEMORRHAGE. THE SURGEON PERFORMED SUTURE LIGATION OF THE BLEEDING SITE ON THE AORTA AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFUSED 2 UNITS OF PACKED CELLS. BLOOD LOSS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 500 AND 600ML. THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE PATIENT WAS DOING FINE AND RECOVERING POST-OPERATIVELY. HOWEVER, THE
cause not established2955842-2022-13523Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13650da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION (LAR) PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT'S URINE OUTPUT WAS BORDERLINE LOW, SO BASIC LABS WERE ASSESSED. ON POSTOPERATIVE DAY (POD) #1 (B)(6) 2022), THE PATIENT HAD LOW URINE OUTPUT AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO TRY CLEAR FLUIDS. THE PATIENT'S CREATININE LEVELS WERE NOTED TO HAVE RISEN TO 2.32 (FROM 1.02), SODIUM WAS 127 AND THE HEMOGLOBIN WAS NOTED TO BE LOW AT 8.8. THE PATIENT WAS STARTED ON IV FLUIDS AND CANDESARTAN, CHLORTHALIDONE AND SPIRONOLACTONE WERE HELD AT THIS TIME. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY DUE TO HYPOVOLEMIA, AND HYPONATREMIA. ON POD #2 (B)(6) 2022), SHE WAS AGAIN ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE ORAL INTAKE. THE CREATININE WAS TRENDING DOWNWARD AT 1.81, SODIUM WAS 129 AND HEMOGLOBIN WAS STABLE AT 8.3. DIARRHEA WAS ALSO NOTED (STARTED ON POD #2). ON POD #3 (B)(6) 2022), THE PATIENT'S URINE OUTPUT WAS NOTED TO BE ADEQUATE. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED THAT SAME DAY WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO FOLLOW UP WITH HER PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IN 1-2 WEEKS ON AN OUT-PATIENT BASIS WITH BMP FOLLOW UP. A PATHOLOGY REPORT ON (B)(6) 2022 DEMONSTRATED INVASIVE MODERATELY DIFFERENTIATED ADENOCARCINOMA ARISING IN A
cause not established2955842-2022-13650Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00021Monarch 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 A POST-PROCEDURE CXR (CHEST X-RAY) REVEALED A PNEUMOTHORAX, IN THE LEFT UPPER LOBE, IN A PATIENT HAD COME IN FOR A BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED, AND A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2022. THERE WERE NO FAULTS OR DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED DURING THE PROCEDURE.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00021Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-15FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2022-00114ExcelsiusGPS
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 REVISION SURGERY WAS NEEDED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE MISPLACED SCREWS THAT WERE PLACED USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM.
cause not established3004142400-2022-00114Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13415da 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 SINGLE PORT (SP) SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, AN ERROR 25741 WAS DISPLAYED WHEN DOCKING. THE SITE TRIED TO RECOVER THE FAULT BY PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY POWER OFF (EPO), AND CYCLING THE CANNULA MOUNT LEVER, HOWEVER, THE ERROR PERSISTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO A DA VINCI MULTIPORT SYSTEM. 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 established2955842-2022-13415Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-12FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13405da 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 PROCEDURE, THE E-100 GENERATOR TURNED OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WHEN THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT, THE SURGEON REPORTED HAVING TROUBLE MOVING THE INSTRUMENT. THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT WORKING OR RESPONDING CORRECTLY AND WOULD NOT OPEN. BY THE TIME THE SURGICAL STAFF TURNED THE GENERATOR BACK ON, THE SURGEON HAD REPORTEDLY OBSERVED BLEEDING AND ELECTED TO CONVERT THE PROCEDURE TO OPEN SURGERY. ON (B)(6) 2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE SURGEON AND RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED WITH THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT, THE SURGICAL STAFF OPENED A SECOND SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO USE THE BACKUP SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. HOWEVER, THE SURGEON ELECTED TO CONVERT THE CASE TO OPEN SURGERY DUE TO BLOOD LOSS AND TO CONTROL BLEEDING. THE CAUSE OF THE BLEEDING WAS NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, THE SURGEON MENTIONED THAT THE DA VINCI SYSTEM WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION SINCE HE COULD NOT CONTROL BLEEDING AND WAS UNABLE TO CAUTERIZE. TH
cause not established2955842-2022-13405Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-11FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00338ExcelsiusGPS
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 WHILE USING THE EXCELSUS GPS SYSTEM, THE CASE WAS ABORTED DUE TO ROBOTIC ERROR, AND SCREWS WERE THEN PLACED WITHOUT ROBOT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00338Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12796da 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A VIDEOSURGERY AND OTHER MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES ARTICLE TITLED, ¿SINGLE PLUS ONE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY USING THE DA VINCI SINGLE-SITE PLATFORM VERSUS CONVENTIONAL MULTI-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR LEFT-SIDED COLON CANCER¿ (BAE, S. U., JEGON, W. K. AND BAEK, S. K., 2022). THE STUDY COMPARES THE CLINICAL AND COSMETIC OUTCOMES OF SINGLE PLUS ONE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY (SPORS) WITH THOSE OF MULTI-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (MPLS),WHICH IS PRESENTLY THE STANDARD SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR COLON CANCER. THE STUDY INCLUDED 36 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SPORS AND 61 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MPLS FOR LEFT-SIDED COLON CANCER BETWEEN AUGUST 2014 AND JANUARY 2016. WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: TWO PATIENTS IN THE SPORS GROUP DEVELOPED A SUPERFICIAL SURGICAL SITE INFECTION AT THE SPECIMEN EXTRACTION SITE. ONE INSTANCE OF POSTOPERATIVE ANASTOMOTIC SITE BLEEDING OCCURRED IN THE SPORS GROUP, BUT REOPERATION OR ANOTHER INTERVENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE SPORS GROUP, THERE WAS ONE CASE OF POST-OPERATIVE ILEUS AND TWO CASES OF POST-OPERATIVE PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COL
cause not established2955842-2022-12796Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12794da 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A VIDEOSURGERY AND OTHER MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES ARTICLE TITLED, ¿SINGLE PLUS ONE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY USING THE DA VINCI SINGLE-SITE PLATFORM VERSUS CONVENTIONAL MULTI-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR LEFT-SIDED COLON CANCER¿ (BAE, S. U., JEGON, W. K. AND BAEK, S. K., 2022). THE STUDY COMPARES THE CLINICAL AND COSMETIC OUTCOMES OF SINGLE PLUS ONE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGERY (SPORS) WITH THOSE OF MULTI-PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY (MPLS),WHICH IS PRESENTLY THE STANDARD SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR COLON CANCER. THE STUDY INCLUDED 36 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SPORS AND 61 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MPS FOR LEFT-SIDED COLON CANCER BETWEEN AUGUST 2014 AND JANUARY 2016. WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: ONE PATIENT REQUIRED CONVERSION FROM SINGLE PORT TO REDUCED PORT LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY DUE TO AIR LEAK AND COLLISIONS OF ROBOTIC ARMS. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED, "REGARDING SINGLE PORTS, THE SINGLE-SITE PORT USED IN THE FIRST 3 CASES WAS NOT FLEXIBLE AND HAD POOR DURABILITY. IN ANOTHER CASE, A THIRD PATIENT CHANGED FROM A SINGLE PORT OF A GLOVE PORT TO SECURE DISTANCE BETWEEN INSTRUMENT TIPS AND THE
cause not established2955842-2022-12794Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-07FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00022Monarch 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 THE PHYSICIAN NAVIGATED TO THE LESION, AND WHEN THE RADIAL ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND (REBUS) PROBE WAS INTRODUCED, IT PUSHED A SMALL WHITE FOREIGN BODY (FB) OUT OF THE MONARCH SCOPE INTO THE PATIENT'S LUNGS. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FB USING FORCEPS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00022Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-07-05FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00337ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: SCREW PLACED MEDIAL AT L3.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00337Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12673da 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 14-MAY-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A HEAD & NECK ARTICLE TITLED, ¿ONE-YEAR OUTCOMES FOR DA VINCI SINGLE PORT ROBOT FOR TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SURGERY¿ (VAN ABEL, K. M., YIN, L. X., ET AL., 2020). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, AN OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOTED. WITHIN THE ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING IS NOTED: ¿THERE WERE 4 POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGES FOR AN OVERALL BLEED RATE OF 5.1 %. THE DETAILS ON THESE POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE EVENTS ARE REPORTED IN TABLE 3. THERE WERE TWO MORTALITIES IN THIS COHORT OF 78, ONE SECONDARY TO A POST-TONSILLECTOMY HEMORRHAGE AND ANOTHER SECONDARY TO A POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY EMBOLUS, FOR AN OVERALL MORTALITY RATE OF 2.6%¿ PROCEDURE INFORMATION PROCEDURE CATEGORY PROCEDURE NAME TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SURGERY. ISI FOLLOWED-UP WITH THE AUTHOR, WHO STATED THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE REPORTED COMPLICATIONS: "NO, THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT A MALFUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM OR INSTRUMENT WAS INVOLVED IN THESE COMPLICATIONS. THESE ARE KNOWN RISKS WITH THIS SURGICAL PROCEDURE, DOCUMENTED WITH THE SI AND TRANSORAL LASER MICROSURGERY AS WELL. WE DID NOT IDENTIFY A RATE HIGHER THAN THE PUBLISHED AVERAGES."
cause not established2955842-2022-12673Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13508da 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 HAD TO CONVERT TO OPEN SURGERY. 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 CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON DECIDED TO CONVERT TO OPEN SURGERY BASED ON COMFORT LEVEL. THE SURGEON HAD PLANNED TO CONVERT TO OPEN AND THE ROOM WAS ALREADY SETUP. THERE WERE NO DA VINCI CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO CONVERTING THE PROCEDURE; THIS WAS A DECISION MADE COMPLETELY BY THE SURGEON. THE CUSTOMER FOLLOWED UP WITH THE PATIENT THE NEXT DAY AND THE PATIENT WAS DOING WELL.
cause not established2955842-2022-13508Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12701da 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE ILEOCOLIC RESECTION FOR COMPLICATED CROHN DISEASE: RESULTS FROM A REFERRAL CENTER RETROSPECTIVE COHORT¿ (ABDALLA, S., ET AL., 2022). A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO COMPARE THE INTRAOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE ILEOCOLIC RESECTION (MISICR) FOR COMPLICATED VERSUS UNCOMPLICATED CROHN DISEASE (CD). A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF ALL CONSECUTIVE ADULT PATIENTS WITH CD UNDERGOING MISICR FROM 01-SEP-2014 AND 31-MAR-2021 WAS CONDUCTED. PATIENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS, COMPLICATED AND UNCOMPLICATED, BASED ON THE PREOPERATIVE AND INTRAOPERATIVE FINDINGS. PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES WERE COMPARED BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED CD (COMPLICATED GROUP) AND PATIENTS WITHOUT THESE LESIONS (UNCOMPLICATED GROUP). THE FOCUSED WAS ON ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC ILEOCOLIC RESECTIONS (ICR) FOR CD. WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WERE NOTED: INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED IN 4 PATIENTS WITHOUT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GROUPS. IN THE UNCOMPLICATED GROUP, 2 PATIENTS HAD AN UNINTENDED FULL-THICKNESS BOWEL INJUR
cause not established2955842-2022-12701Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00019Monarch 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 DURING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX. THERE WAS VERY LIMITED INITIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED, AND NO RESPONSE AFTER REACHING OUT TO THE CUSTOMER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00019Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12662da 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF AN UROLOGY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿INTRAOPERATIVE DECISION-MAKING: THERMAL INJURY DURING ROBOTIC PYELOPLASTY¿ (HIGGINS, M., AND SALTZMAN, A., 2020). WITHIN THE CLINICAL JOURNAL ARTICLE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PYELOPLASTY PROCEDURE, AN INADVERTENT THERMAL INJURY TO A URETER OCCURRED DUE TO ARCING FROM A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT TO A FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS (FBF) INSTRUMENT. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING INITIAL PROXIMAL URETERAL DISSECTION AND WHILE ACTIVATING ENERGY WITH THE MCS INSTRUMENT WHICH WAS TOUCHING THE FBF INSTRUMENT. AT THE TIME THE INJURY OCCURRED, THE FBF INSTRUMENT WAS BEING USED TO PROVIDE UPWARD URETERAL RETRACTION. ON 22-JUN-2020, ISI OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, AN INSTRUMENT, OR AN ACCESSORY OCCURRED DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE INVOLVING THE OPERATIVE COMPLICATION. THERE IS ALSO NO ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, AN INSTRUMENT, OR AN ACCESSORY CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE OPER
cause not established2955842-2022-12662Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-30FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00335ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: C3-T4 OPEN POSTERIOR CERVICO-THORACIC FUSION. 1.1R4 SOFTWARE. PRE-OP CT WORKFLOW. 12" FLUOROSCOPY. CT-SCAN LOADED AND SCREWS PREPLANNED. HE ONLY PLANNED TO USE EGPS TO PUT IN SCREWS AT T2-T4. PRIOR TO THE SURGERY, THE PATIENT HAD A FRACTURE AT C7-T1 CAUSING THE PREVIOUS POSTERIOR SCREWS TO PULL OUT AT T1-T2. DR. (B)(6) PUT THE ANGLED SPINOUS PROCESS CLAMP ON T5 AND DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SKIN THE ANGLED SPINOUS PROCESS CLAMP WAS POINTING STRAIGHT UP. THUS NOT ALLOWING THE C-ARM INTO TO POSITION FOR REGISTRATION IMAGED. FOLLOWING THAT MISTAKE HE PUT A SHORTER SPINOUS PROCESS CLAMP ON THE SP. SM WAS ON THE SAME CLAMP. THIS ALLOWED THE C-ARM TO MOVE UNDER THE BED WITHOUT HITTING THE MAYFIELD ATTACHMENT HOWEVER, THE LATERAL SHOT WAS DIFFICULT TO VISUALIZE ON THE C-ARM. DR. (B)(6) HAD A DIFFICULT TIME IDENTIFYING EACH LEVEL DUE TO THE MINIMAL CONTRAST OF THE C-ARM. THE SETTING WERE ADJUSTED TO BETTER THE IMAGE ON THE C-ARM BUT THE MERGE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MERGE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD FOUND THE AN IMAGE ON THE CT THAT WAS IN AN OBLIQUE AP VIEW. FOR THE LATERAL, IT COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CORRECT LEVEL. WE RESET THE SOFTWARE, FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE REBOOT BUT IT CONTINUED TO FAIL THE MERGE. SCO
cause not established3004142400-2024-00335Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12558da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED VIA A SOCIAL MEDIA POST THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON PRESSED THE INCORRECT PEDAL AND BURNED THE COLON. THE SURGEON RECOGNIZED THE ERROR AND WAS ABLE TO STAPLE MORE PROXIMALLY. ON 29-SEP-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: DURING AN UNDISCLOSED DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON PRESSED THE INCORRECT ENERGY PEDAL ON THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) AND THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A SMALL 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE SMALL INTESTINE; REPAIRED BY RESECTING 2CM OF THE SMALL INTESTINE. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS FINE. THE SURGEON CONFIRMED THAT THERE [WASN¿T A] DA VINCI ERROR. THE SURGEON ATTRIBUTED THE ISSUE TO HIS ¿MALFUNCTION¿; SURGEON ERROR, NOTHING ELSE. THE SURGEON WAS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INCIDENT.
cause not established2955842-2022-12558Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-26FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12456da 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: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF AN ANNALS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH ARTICLE TITLED, ¿INITIAL EXPERIENCES OF ROBOTIC SP CHOLECYSTECTOMY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH ROBOTIC SI SINGLE-SITE CHOLECYSTECTOMY¿ (CRUZ, C. J., HUYNH, F., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, AN OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOTED: ¿ONE PATIENT HAD A SMALL BOWEL INJURY DURING PORT PLACEMENT DUE TO UNEXPECTED INTRA-ABDOMINAL ADHESIONS, WHICH WAS REPAIRED INTRA-CORPOREALLY.¿ 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 established2955842-2022-12456Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5110677da 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 THE PROCEDURE, THE SCRUB TECH NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PULLED OUT FROM THE ABDOMEN WAS MISSING THE TIP COVER. SHE LOOKED AROUND AND MADE SURE IT WASN'T IN HER FIELD AND INFORMED THE SURGEON AND ASSISTANT SURGEON. THE TEAM IN THE ROOM LOOKED THRU AND AROUND THE STERILE FIELD, AND ALSO WENT THRU THE TRASH, BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE MISSING TIP COVER. THE SURGEON AND ASSISTANT EXPLORED INSIDE THROUGH THE SCOPE BEFORE AND AFTER SPECIMEN WAS REMOVED. XRAY DID NOT REVEAL ANY FOREIGN BODY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5110677Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12326da 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 26-NOV-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF THE GENERAL THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿IS LEFT-SIDE DAVINCI PROCEDURE CHALLENGING? INITIAL EXPERIENCES OF A SINGLE INSTITUTE.¿ WITHIN THE ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING IS NOTED: CASE #3 INVOLVED A 69 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WITH STAGE 1B CANCER WHO UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LEFT UPPER LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE ON AN UNSPECIFIED DATE. THE CAUSE OF THE CONVERSION PER TABLE 3 IN THE ARTICLE WAS AN ¿INJURY OF PA¿ (PULMONARY ARTERY). ¿IN CASE 3, WHEN DISSECTING THE ARTERIAL BRANCH TO THE APICO-POSTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE LEFT UPPER LOBE, THE ROOT OF THE BRANCH WAS INJURED AND THE SURGERY WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN THORACOTOMY.¿ THERE IS NO ALLEGATION THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED IN RELATION TO THE REPORTED EVENT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS 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 established2955842-2022-12326Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12338da 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 22-APR-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND ARTICLE TITLED, ¿INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM SECONDARY TO PORT PLACEMENT DURING A ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL CYSTECTOMY.¿ PER THE CLINICAL ARTICLE, DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH BRICKER URETEROILEOCUTANEOSTOMY AND EXTENDED PELVIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED AN INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY (IEA) PSEUDOANEURYSM SECONDARY TO AN 8-MILLIMETER (MM) PORT PLACEMENT. THE PRE-OPERATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN SHOWED NO LYMPHOADENOMEGALY AND BILATERAL HYDRONEPHROSIS, AND NO OTHER LOCALIZATION THAN THE BLADDER. THE PSEUDOANEURYSM WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED POST-OPERATIVELY BY CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND (CEUS); SUBSEQUENTLY, A CT SCAN AND AN ANGIOGRAPHY TEST WERE PERFORMED. THE PSEUDOANEURYSM WAS THEN TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH COIL EMBOLIZATION OF THE INFERIOR EPIGASTRIC ARTERY. NO COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED DURING OR AFTER THE EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE. ON 03-JUN-2020, IS OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE CLINICAL ARTICLE REGARDING THIS EVENT: "THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION OF THE DA VINCI SYSTEM, THIS COMPLICATION CAN OCC
cause not established2955842-2022-12338Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13109da 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 CYSTECTOMY WITH OTHER URINARY DIVERSION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE RIGHT EYE IN THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) WAS BLACK. THE RIGHT AND LEFT IMAGES WORKED FINE IN THE VISION SIDE CART (VSC). THE BLUE FIBER CABLE WAS PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE SSC AND THE LED WAS BLUE. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) ASKED THE CALLER TO EMERGENCY POWER OFF (EPO) THE SSC AND VISION SIDE CART (VSC), BUT THE RIGHT MONITOR REMAINED COMPLETELY BLACK. THE SURGEON WAS UNDECIDED TO AS TO WHETHER TO CONVERT OR ABORT THE PROCEDURE AT THAT TIME. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THERE WAS A ONE HOUR DELAY AS THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY. THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR DURING A CRITICAL STEP. IT IS UNKNOWN IF SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY WAS CHECKED UPON POWERING ON THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WAS ONLY ABLE TO SEE THROUGH ONE EYE OF THE HRSV.
cause not established2955842-2022-13109Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5110571da 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: DAVINCI ROBOTIC SURGERY WAS PREFORMED ON THIS PATIENT, WHILE THE SURGEON WAS IN THE CONSOLE, THE INSTRUMENTS WERE USED TO TAKE DOWN ADHESIONS AND AFTER THAT OCCURRED, THE ARMS EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. THE SURGEON DESCRIBED IT "AS THE LEFT HAND WAS MOVED WITH THE VESSEL SEAL DEVICE, THE ROBOTIC ARM MOVED ERRATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY I NOTED A THROUGH AND THROUGH PERFORATION OF THE SIGMOID COLON." THE INSTRUMENT WAS LEFT IN PLACE AND A GENERAL SURGERY CONSULT WAS COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE TEAM, WE BELIEVE THAT THE ROBOTIC ARM DRAPE WAS FAULTY AND WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE REP AND THE TECH SUPPORT PERSON. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE PULL ALL THOSE DRAPES WITH THAT LOT NUMBER #DM1220807. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5110571Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-21FDA MAUDEAsensus SurgicalSenhance System3007593944-2023-00011Senhance
Senhance — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) -2022, THE COMPLAINANT, (B)(6) REPORTED THAT ON DAY 7, PATIENT COMPLAINED OF FEVER AND NOTED PURULENT DISCHARGE FROM THE ANUS; ADDITIONALLY, PATIENT PRESENTED WITH LEUKOCYTOSIS AND ELEVATED CRP. THIS ADVERSE EVENT WAS ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE AS REVEALED BY DIGITAL EXAMINATION FOR WHICH ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED (METRONIDAZOLE-500 MG 3X DAILY AND CEFUROXIME-1 G). PATIENT SYMPTOMS DISSAPEARED FOR A RESOLUTION DATE OF (B)(6) 2022. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6). IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CAUSALITY TO THE SENHANCE SURGICAL SYSTEM WAS POSSIBLE. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2022, AND ASENSUS SURGICAL WAS INTERNALLY MADE AWARE ON 09-AUGUST-2023.
cause not established3007593944-2023-00011Asensus SurgicalSenhance SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-13041da 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 SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE JAWS OF HARMONIC ACE FELL INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE FALLEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE WITH A BACKUP INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. 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 CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT. NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES WERE REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN PIECE. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR ANY REMAINING PIECES. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT THE SURGEON THOUGHT CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT TO BREAK. THE INSTRUMENT WAS USED MAYBE 20 MINS PRIOR TO BREAKING. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INTACT WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE STERILE PACKAGE. THE CUSTOMER WAS DISSECTING TISSUE WHEN THE INSTRUMENT BROKE. RIGHT BEFORE THE CUSTOMER NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT WAS BROKEN THE HARMONIC MACHINE HAD AN ERROR BUT SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER WHAT THE ACTUAL ERROR SAID. THE CUSTOMER COULD NOT RECALL IF THE INSTRUMENT COLLIDED WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT DURING THE PROCEDURE
cause not established2955842-2022-13041Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-20FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00332ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: EXCELCIUS GPS CASE THE FIRST TWO SCREWS WERE MISPLACED OFF PLAN. FLUOR SHOTS WERE TAKEN TO SHOW SCREWS OFF PLAN AND NAVIGATION INACCURATE. REQUESTING EVALUATION OF LOGS SUBMITTED TO IN PORTAL THIS EVENING. EXCELCIUS GPS SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6).
cause not established3004142400-2024-00332Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-14FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00328ExcelsiusGPS
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 WHILE USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM, THE CASE WAS ABORTED DUE TO ROBOTIC ERROR, AND SCREWS WERE THEN PLACED WITHOUT ROBOT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00328Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-14FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00017Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: PNEUMOTHORAX WAS REPORTED DURING MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE AND PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00017Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12939da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY PROCEDURE, A BURNING ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE SURGEON WAS USING A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEDURE. THE TIP OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT HEATED UP AND BURST INTO FLAMES WHEN THE SURGEON ACTIVATED THE MCS INSTRUMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS ON ITS THIRD USAGE. THERE WAS INJURY TO THE PATIENT'S SMALL INTESTINE AND ABDOMINAL WALL NEAR THE TROCAR AS A RESULT. A BACKUP MCS INSTRUMENT WITH TIP COVER WAS USED. THE FRAGMENTS THAT FELL IN THE PATIENT FROM THE BURNT TIP COVER WERE RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE OPERATING ROOM NURSE AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THERE WAS NO ERROR GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM AFTER INSTALLING THE INSTRUMENT. THE FLAME WAS SEEN ARISING FROM THE TIP OF THE MCS. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED FROM THE CANNULA, THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS STILL FLAMING. THE SURGEON SUTURED THE HOLE IN THE INTESTINE AND CLEANED UP THE RESIDUE. THE SURGEON USED A BACKUP FORCE TRIAD GENERATOR, NEW CAUTERY CABLE, MCS INSTRUMENT AND TIP COVER TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPLANTS. N
cause not established2955842-2022-12939Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-12936da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION (LAR) PROCEDURE, THERE WAS ARCING FROM THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT FROM A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE TIP. THE PATIENT SUSTAINED A RESULTING BURN INJURY TO THE INTESTINAL TRACT. A BACKUP MCS INSTRUMENT WAS USED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE OR NURSE AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT AND CANNULA WERE INSPECTED BEFORE USE. THE SURGEON STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING "WRONG" WITH THE MCS FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEDURE BUT NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO FURTHER DESCRIBE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THE GROUNDING PAD WAS PLACED PROPERLY ON THE PATIENT AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS SEEN. ISI CONTACTED THE SURGEON AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ABOUT THE COMPLAINT: THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NOTHING ABNORMAL NOTICED. THE SURGEON REPORTEDLY NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT AND/OR ACCESSORY PRIOR TO THE ARCING EVENT. THE CANNULA WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND THE PIN GAUGE TEST WAS PERFORMED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ARCING WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE MIDDLE PART OF THE TIP COVER AND THAT THIS GENERAT
cause not established2955842-2022-12936Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2022-06-08FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2022-00014Monarch 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 TEAR IN THE AIRWAY. THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND DISCHARGED FOLLOWING DAY. THE PHYSICIAN NAVIGATED TO THE LESION IN PAIRED MODE. AT SOME POINT THE PHYSICIAN DROPPED THE SHEATH AND ADVANCED THE SCOPE ONLY. AT THE LESION, THE PHYSICIAN ADVANCED THE SHEATH ONLY TO PROVIDE MORE STABILITY WHILE INTRODUCING BIOPSY TOOLS. WHEN THE PHYSICIAN HAD COMPLETED AND RETRACTED BOTH THE SCOPE AND SHEATH THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED A TEAR IN THE AIRWAY.
cause not established3014447948-2022-00014Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗