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Not graded by the source2021-04-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10578da 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 PANCREATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A PLASTIC PART FROM THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED AND A BACKUP INSTRUMENT WAS USED TO CONTINUE. 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 RETRIEVED FRAGMENTS AND CONFIRMED BY VISUAL INSPECTION THAT ALL BROKEN PIECES WERE RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENTS. THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR REMAINING FRAGMENTS. THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR LESS THAN 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE SURGEON WAS REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT WHEN THE DEVICE FRAGMENT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NEVER REMOVED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT FEEL ANY RESISTANCE UPON THE FINAL REMOVA
cause not established2955842-2021-10578Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-11858da 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 BLADE OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THE PIECE WAS RETRIEVED AND NO PARTS REMAINED IN THE 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 DATE OF THIS REPORT REGARDING THIS EVENT.
cause not established2955842-2021-11858Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-27FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00015Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE LOCATION WAS RIGHT UPPER LOBE. THE LOCATION OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS RIGHT SIDE. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE PATIENT WENT IN CARDIAC ARREST FROM A TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX. A NEEDLE DECOMPRESSION WAS USED, AND PATIENT REGAINED THEIR PULSE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED IN THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00015Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-26FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10550da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10550Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10570da 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 PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INTO THE SITUS. THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW-UP WITH THE CUSTOMER TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DETAILS RELATED TO THE EVENT. HOWEVER, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
cause not established2955842-2021-10570Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10544da 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 SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT JAW HINGE PIN, END PIECE, FELL OFF THE INSTRUMENT INTO THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON RETRIEVED THE PIECE WITH A BACKUP INSTRUMENT AND CONTINUED THE PROCEDURE. NO OTHER PIECES WERE OBSERVED TO BE MISSING FROM THE INSTRUMENT. THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) ADVISED THE CALLER TO PROMPT THE CUSTOMER TO RETURN THE INSTRUMENT FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ISI MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2021-10544Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-23FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2021-00872Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING A MAKO PKA CASE AN INCORRECT SIZE 3 POLY INSERT WAS IMPLANTED ONTO A SIZE 4 TIBIAL BASEPLATE. THE ERROR WAS DISCOVERED BY THE SURGEONS REG AFTER THE PATIENT HAD JUST BEEN CLOSED. THE PATIENT WAS REOPENED AND THE CORRECT SIZE 4 POLY INSERTED. PROBLEM RESOLVED. NO NEW SPINAL OR GA WAS NEEDED.
cause not established0002249697-2021-00872StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10608da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10608Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-21FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10528da 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, IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE PADS ON THE HARMONIC SCALPEL FELL OFF INTO THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER INFORMED THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) THE ISSUE HAD OCCURRED AND THE CUSTOMER RETRIEVED THE GREY INSTRUMENT TIP PAD WITH NO ISSUES TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS NOTED THE CUSTOMER DISCARDED THE INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CLINICIAN INFORMED THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. PRIOR TO THE FRAGMENT FALLING, THE INSTRUMENT HAD BEEN IN USE FOR ABOUT 45 60 MINUTES. AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED ISSUE, THE CLINICIAN NOTED THAT THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING AN EXCISION OF FIBROIDS AND STATED THE HARMONIC INSTRUMENT AND TENACULUM INSTRUMENT COLLIDED. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONALITY DURING THE CASE. IT WAS NOTED THE FRAGMENT FELL OFF INTO THE PATIENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CASE AND DID NOT OCCUR DURING AN INSTRUMENT COLLISION. THE WHITE TIP OF THE HARMONIC INSTRUMENT WAS RETRIEVED IN ONE PIECE WITH A G
cause not established2955842-2021-10528Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10645da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10645Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10518da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED MALIGNANT HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE THE BUTTON FELL OFF. THE BUTTON WAS IN A CUP. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BUTTON SIMPLY FELL OFF AND WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN THE PATIENT. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE FRAGMENT WAS LIKELY RETRIEVED WITH A ROBOTIC/LAP INSTRUMENT DURING THE CASE. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS LIKE AN X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND WERE PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR REMAINING FRAGMENTS. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT NOR ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENT AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE WRIST WAS NOT STRAIGHTENED PRIOR TO REMOVAL BUT WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON FINAL REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PART L90200818-0262 WAS USED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established2955842-2021-10518Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10509da 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 SPLENECTOMY PROCEDURE, BLEEDING OCCURRED. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT HE THINKS HE GRABBED A VEIN WHICH CAUSED THE BLEEDING. THE SITE GAVE THE PATIENT A BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY. THE SURGEON REPORTED TWO DAYS AFTER THE PROCEDURE THAT THE PATIENT WAS DOING FINE. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT HE DOES NOT BELIEVE AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED INJURY. FOLLOW-UP: ON 04/22/2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) CONTACTED THE CONSOLE SURGEON OF THE PROCEDURE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED ABOUT THE EVENT: THE BLEEDING EVENT OCCURRED WHILE TAKING THE SPLENIC MINOR ATTACHMENT WITH THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE SURGEON SAID WHILE HE WAS SEALING TISSUE BLOOD STARTED FLOWING FROM IT. THE SURGEON CLARIFIED THAT THE BLOOD APPEARED WHILE THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WAS SEALING WITH ENERGY. THE SURGEON GRASPED THE BLEEDING VESSEL AT THE INFLOW SIDE, BUT THE BLOOD VOLUME INCREASED; THE PROCEDURE WAS THEN CONVERTED TO OPEN TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING VESSEL WITH SUTURES. THE SURGEON SAID THE VESSEL WAS NOT LARGER THAN 5MM AND THAT THE SYNCHROSEAL WAS WORKING FINE DURING THE WHOLE PROC
cause not established2955842-2021-10509Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-18FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10574da 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 MASTER KNIFE WAS CUTTING THE LIVER, AND THE ULTRASONIC KNIFE HEAD SUDDENLY BROKE OFF WITHOUT ANY HINT. FORTUNATELY, THE BROKEN KNIFE HEAD WAS PICKED OUT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE OPERATION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACKUP DA VINCI INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND, AND THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS USED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. THE SURGEON HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON HAD NO ISSUES WITH REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE ARM PRIOR TO THE BREAKAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF COLLISION WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL. ALL FRAGMENT(S) WERE RETRIEVED WITH THE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. NO SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR REMAINING FRAGMENTS. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED PERTAINING TO IF THE PATIENT HAS RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO PO
cause not established2955842-2021-10574Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-15FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10513da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10513Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-15FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10504da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10504Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-12FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10487da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, AFTER INSERTING THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT INTO THE BODY CAVITY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE START OF SURGERY, THE PART WHICH HOLDS THE JAW COVER FELL INTO THE BODY WHEN THE WRIST WAS MOVED. THE PART WAS REPORTEDLY IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE REPORTER ON 15-APRIL-2021 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE EVENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED BY USING THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE REQUIRED AS IT WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT NO OTHER FRAGMENTS REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE, BUT REPORTEDLY THE INSTRUMENT DID COLLIDE WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT REMOVED INTRAOPERATIVELY. UPON FINAL REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT, THE WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE FELT UPON REMOVAL THROUGH THE CANNULA, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO EITHER THE INSTRUMENT OR THE CANNULA. IT WAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY THAT
cause not established2955842-2021-10487Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-12FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10507da 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 BLADE OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED AND A BACKUP INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND WAS USED TO CONTINUE. 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 RETRIEVED THE WHITE POWDER FRAGMENTS BY SUCTION. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO CHECK FOR REMAINING FRAGMENTS. THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ISSUE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE SURGEON WAS DISSECTING TISSUES WHEN THE DEVICE FRAGMENTS FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NEVER REMOVED PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT FEEL ANY RESISTANCE UPON FINAL REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA OR TO THE INSTRUMENT A
cause not established2955842-2021-10507Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-09FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2022-12646da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ¿ENERGY BOX WAS NOT WORKING¿. THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) WHO THEN REACHED OUT TO AN ISI TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE). THE CUSTOMER HAD TRIED TO RESEAT THE BIPOLAR ENERGY CABLE MULTIPLE TIMES, TRIED DIFFERENT ENERGY CABLES, AND TRIED TO RESEAT THE INSTRUMENTS MULTIPLE TIMES; ALL WITH NO CHANGE. A MESSAGE HAD PRESENTED ON THE VISION SIDE CART (VSC) TOUCHSCREEN (TS) MONITOR STATING, "VIO DV IS NOT CONNECTED" AND A RED QUESTION MARK DISPLAYED WITH AN INCOMPATIBLE INSTRUMENT MESSAGE ON THE ERBE GENERATOR. THE TSE CHECKED THE LIVE SYSTEM LOGS AND DID NOT SEE ANY RELEVANT ERRORS PRESENT IN THE LOGS. THE TSE HAD CUSTOMER RESEAT THE POWER CABLE ON THE BACK OF THE ERBE AND CHECK ERBE CONNECTIONS, BUT ALL FELT SECURE. THE TSE WALKED THE CUSTOMER THROUGH A SYSTEM POWER CYCLE AND THE CUSTOMER MOVED THE ERBE POWER CABLE TO A DIFFERENT OUTLET. THE CUSTOMER THEN POWER CYCLED THE ERBE GENERATOR. THE SYSTEM THEN POWERED ON WITH MONOPOLAR AND BIPOLAR ENERGY WORKING NORMALLY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED ¿A LITTLE BLEEDING DURING
cause not established2955842-2022-12646Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-07FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00011Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED: ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY: AN INITIAL EXPERIENCE AT A TERTIARY CENTER. AUTHORS: GUSTAVO CUMBO-NACHELI, RONAK CHHAYA, AND JOHN EGAN. CITATION: CHEST ANNUAL MEETING 2019/ WEDNESDAY ELECTRONIC POSTERS 3/ VOLUME 156, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A1767, OCTOBER 01, 2019/ DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.CHEST.2019.08.1538. TWO PATIENTS WERE REPORTED AS HAVING PNEUMOTHORAX AND REQUIRING CHEST TUBE PLACEMENT AS TREATMENT. NO DEVICE ISSUES WERE REPORTED.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00011Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-07FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00012Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE FOLLOWING MEDICAL LITERATURE WAS REVIEWED: ROBOT-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY FOR PULMONARY LESION DIAGNOSIS: RESULTS FROM THE INITIAL MULTICENTER EXPERIENCE AUTHORS: UDIT CHADDHA, STEPHEN P. KOVACS, CHRISTOPHER MANLEY, D. KYLE HOGARTH, GUSTAVO CUMBO-NACHELI, SIVASUBRAMANIUM V. BHAVANI, ROHIT KUMAR, MANISHA SHENDE, JOHN P. EGAN III AND SEPTIMIU MURGU CITATION: BMC PULMONARY MEDICINE (2019) 19:243. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1186/S12890-019-1010-8. FOUR PATIENTS WERE REPORTED AS HAVING PNEUMOTHORAX AND REQUIRING CHEST TUBE PLACEMENT AS TREATMENT. NO RELATED DEVICE ISSUES WERE REPORTED.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00012Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-06FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10464da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10464Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10454da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10454Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-04-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10453da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10453Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10466da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10466Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-25FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2022-12332da 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 PROSPECTIVE IRIS STUDY ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH PRE-SYNCOPAL SYMPTOMS ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PATIENT¿S ¿HEMATOCRIT (HCT) DROPPED FROM 41 TO 25, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) A/P¿ INDICATING A CONCERN FOR BLEEDING AT THE SURGICAL SITE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ¿IR COIL EMBOLIZATION OF THE RIGHT RENAL ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM¿ (B)(6) 2021 AND TOLERATED THE PROCEDURE WITH NO IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THEN DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021. ON (B)(6) 2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO REPORTED INTRA-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND NO ISSUES WITH IRIS MEDICAL IMAGING. DUE TO THE POST-PROCEDURE COMPLICATIONS, THE PATIENT WAS ADMINISTERED AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF BLOOD BY TRANSFUSION. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SURGEON VERBALLY STATED, AND DOCUMENTED IN THE ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION (EDC), THAT THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OF A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI PRODUCT AND NO ALLEGED CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE IRIS STUDY AND THE PATIENT¿S POST-OPERATIVE BLEEDING COMPLICATION AND SUBSEQUENT BLOOD TRAN
cause not established2955842-2022-12332Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-25FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00009Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 03/26/2021, IT WAS REPORTED THAT MAJOR BLEEDING WAS DISCOVERED IN A PATIENT SIX HOURS AFTER A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPIC PROCEDURE. THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET WAS THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE. THE POST PROCEDURE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN SHOWED A LARGE RIGHT SIDED PLEURAL EFFUSION AND A DROP IN HEMOGLOBIN THAT PROMPTED A RIGHT THORACOTOMY WITH EVACUATION OF THE HEMOTHORAX AND A RIGHT UPPER LOBE WEDGE RESECTION. NO OBVIOUS SITE OF THE BLEEDING WAS FOUND INTRAOPERATIVELY. THE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BLEEDING WAS THE MASS ITSELF. THE PATIENT WAS NOT ON ANTICOAGULANTS AND THE BIOPSY POSSIBLY PRECIPITATED THE BLEEDING. THIS ADVERSE EFFECT IS RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE AND IS A RECOGNIZED OUTCOME OF A BRONCHOSCOPIC GUIDED LUNG BIOPSY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THAT THE LESION WAS FOUND TO BE ADENOCARCINOMA AND MORE PRONE TO BLEEDING THAT NORMAL LUNG TISSUE. THE PATIENT DID REQUIRE A FOUR-UNIT BLOOD TRANSFUSION AND WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00009Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10296da 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 PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN EVENT DATE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSOR (MCS) INSTRUMENT TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT WHILE THE CUSTOMER WAS REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE TROCAR. THE ITEM WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME 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 established2955842-2021-10296Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00008Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET AND PNEUMOTHORAX WERE IN THE ANTERIOR SEGMENT OF THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED IN THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. AFTER BEING ADMITTED, THE PATIENT SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME SEPTIC, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TUBERCULOSIS, AND REQUIRED CARE IN THE MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE PATIENT IS REPORTED AS DOING WELL BUT HAS NOT BEEN DISCHARGED DUE TO THEIR (B)(6) DIAGNOSIS.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00008Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-15FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10505da 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 HARMONIC ACE BROKE APART. PIECES FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT BUT THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL OF THE PIECES. THE SITE STATED THAT THEY HAD THREE DIFFERENT OPERATING ROOM STAFF CONFIRM THAT ALL OF THE PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT, MATCHED UP, AND NO SMALL FRAGMENTS BROKE OFF. NO POST-OP X-RAY WAS COMPLETED. THEY REPLACED THE HARMONIC INSTRUMENT WITH A DIFFERENT HARMONIC TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2021-10505Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10357da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PARTIAL RETROPERITONEAL NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE, A TIP COVER ¿SPLIT¿ ON THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT WHICH RESULTED IN AN, ¿INVERTED BLEED FROM AN ARTERY¿. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SURGEON CONVERTED THE PROCEDURE TO OPEN SURGERY TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS BEING IN STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. ON 15-MAR-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PARTIAL RETROPERITONEAL NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE, AN ¿MCS TIP COVER WAS TORN AT SOME POINT DURING THE PROCEDURE AND NOBODY NOTICED IT¿. THE SITE BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS ARCING THAT CAUSED, ¿EXCESSIVE BLEEDING TO AN UNSPECIFIED ARTERY WHICH REQUIRED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION¿, UNKNOWN AMOUNT, AND THE PROCEDURE CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY. THE SURGEON DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE BLEEDING WAS COMING FROM AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE BLEEDING. THE DA VINCI-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE CONVERTED TO OPEN RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY SURGERY. THE OPEN PROCEDURE COMPLETED. THE PATIENT WAS DESCRIBED AS DOING WELL POST-OPERATIVELY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
cause not established2955842-2021-10357Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-09FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10365da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10365Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-09FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2022-12576da 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 TOTAL BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THERE WAS A ¿PORT SITE TROCAR BURN¿. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND WHEN UNDOCKING THE SYSTEM ARM AND THE SURGEON STARTED TO ¿SUTURE-CLOSE¿ THE PORT SITE. THE BURN WAS IN THE SHAPE OF A CIRCLE ABOUT 2MM WIDE ALL AROUND THE PORT SITE. THE SURGEON EXCISED THE BURNT SKIN AND SUTURED THE PORT SITE. THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTEDLY COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. ON (B)(6) 2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE SURGEON REPORTEDLY DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE TO OCCUR, BUT THE SURGEON DID STATE THAT ALL INSTRUMENTS WORKED AS EXPECTED AND AS INTENDED BUT THEN NOTICED THE PORT SITE TISSUE BURN AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED IT. THE PORT IN WHICH THE SYNCHROSEAL (SS) INSTRUMENT WAS USED WAS UNKNOWN. IT WAS ALSO UNKNOWN WHICH PORT SITE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE EVENT. WHILE THE SEVERITY OF THE PORT SITE BURN WAS UNKNOWN, THE BURN WAS DESCRIBED AS ¿A DARK CIRCLE OF BURNT SKIN AROUND ONLY ONE OF THE PORT SITES AND IT WAS ABOUT 2MM WIDE¿ FOR WHICH THE SURGEON ¿EXCISED THE BURNT SKIN AND SUTURED THE PORT SITE AS USUAL¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COM
cause not established2955842-2022-12576Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-05FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10347da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10347Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10325da 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 HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS DAMAGED AND NON-FUNCTIONAL AFTER ONE HOUR OF USE. THERE WAS ¿DEBRIS¿ LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE ¿DEBRIS¿ WAS RETRIEVED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE AND THE HARMONIC ACE WAS REMOVED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2021-10325Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-03-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10338da 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 HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT TIP BROKE AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. 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 ELECTED TO CANCEL THE RMA FOR THIS INSTRUMENT. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE.
cause not established2955842-2021-10338Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-25FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00007Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, A PNEUMOTHORAX WAS IDENTIFIED. THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET WAS IN THE LOWER LEFT LOBE. THE LOCATION OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS IN UPPER LEFT LOBE. THE CUSTOMER DID REPORT THAT THE PATIENT WAS IN SOME PAIN. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED IN THE PATIENT, AND THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON (B)(6) 2021. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00007Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-24FDA MAUDEStryker0002249697-2021-00505Mako Robotic-Arm
Mako Robotic-Arm — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A STAGE 1 REVISION WAS PERFORMED ON THE PATIENT'S RIGHT MAKO PKA DUE TO INFECTION. ALL COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED AND A SPACER WAS PLACED. REP PROVIDED THE PRIMARY IMLANT SHEET AND CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.
cause not established0002249697-2021-00505StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10282da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10282Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00006Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 2/19/2021, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2021, A PNEUMOTHORAX WAS IDENTIFIED. THE PATIENT HAD A SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE THAT DID NOT REQUIRE INTERVENTION. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON THE SAME DAY. DURING A POST-PROCEDURE FOLLOW-UP ON (B)(6) 2021, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PNEUMOTHORAX HAD GROWN ABOUT 40 TO 50% FROM THE ORIGINAL SIZE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL CARE.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00006Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-18FDA MAUDEAsensus SurgicalSenhance System3007593944-2021-00001Senhance
Senhance — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE EVENT WAS REPORTED AS A COMPLAINT ON (B)(6) 2021. THE EVENT OCCURRED AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE (B)(6). THE EVENT INVOLVED TWO SENHANCE MANIPULATOR ARMS (X9000005, UDI: (B)(4), SERIAL NUMBERS (B)(4)) AND TWO JOHAN GRASPERS 15 MM Ø 5 MM X 310 MM (X0007005, UDI: (B)(4), LOT: 1845171). THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE WAS DURING A SURGICAL CASE AND THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS FOR TREATMENT OF MALROTATION VOLVULUS. THE PATIENT WAS A (B)(6) CAUCASIAN FEMALE WITH WEIGHT OF (B)(6) AND BMI OF 29.2. THE SENHANCE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES ARE NOT INDICATED FOR PEDIATRIC USE IN THE US. AS INITIALLY REPORTED BY THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE CASE THE SMALL INTESTINE WAS PERFORATED 2 TIMES WITH THE JOHAN GRASPER. WHEN HOLDING THE TISSUE WITH THE GRASPER, THE TISSUE TURNED WHITE DUE TO THE GRASPING FORCE. AFTER STITCHING BOTH PERFORATIONS, THE SURGEON COULD CONTINUE WITH THE CASE. THE USE OF TWO JOHAN GRASPING FORCEPS CAUSED HEMATOMA OF THE SEROSA AND EVENTUALLY 2 PERFORATIONS OF THE SMALL INTESTINE. THE FOOTPRINT OF EVERY BITE WAS VISIBLE ON THE TISSUE. THE PROCEDURAL DELAY WAS LESS THAN 15 MINS. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WERE POSED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT ON THE PATIENT. THERE
cause not established3007593944-2021-00001Asensus SurgicalSenhance SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-12FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00005Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, ITS WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, A PNEUMOTHORAX WAS IDENTIFIED DURING POST-PROCEDURE SCREENING. INITIALLY, THE PATIENT HAD A 5 TO 10% PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE LEFT UPPER LOBE. DURING THE CASE, MONARCH FORCEPS AND MEDTRONIC ARCPOINT NEEDLE WERE USED. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY BUT WAS ASKED TO RETURN THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR AN X-RAY. DURING THE X-RAY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS GROWN 40 TO 50% FROM THE ORIGINAL SIZE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE AND DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL CARE OR INTERVENTION.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00005Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-02-10FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10244da 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 THE COMPLETION OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROSTATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON NOTICED THAT THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE MCS INSTRUMENT. THE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE SURGEON SEARCHED FOR THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY BUT COULD NOT LOCATE IT. THE CUSTOMER ALSO STATED THAT THE SURGEON INSERTED A PORT INTO THE PATIENT, CHECKED INSIDE OF THE PATIENT'S ABDOMINAL CAVITY, AND FOUND THAT THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE PATIENT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED WITH IT. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS NOT INSTALLED BEYOND THE ORANGE SURFACE DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. ALL PORTS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND THE SURGEON HAD ALREADY CLOSED THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN AT THE TIME OF IDENTIFYING THE ISSUE. A PORT WAS RE-INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT TO RETRIEVE THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY AND THE ITEM WAS RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO INJURY OCCURRING TO THE PATIENT.
cause not established2955842-2021-10244Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-01-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00003Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE TARGET LOCATION WAS RIGHT UPPER LOBE. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION OF DEVICE FAILURE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2021. THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS RESOLVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2021.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00003Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-01-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10218da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10218Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-01-06FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2021-10099da 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 CONTACTED THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) REGARDING A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY. THE CUSTOMER REACHED OUT WHEN AN MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY CAME OFF OF A ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT THAT WAS BEING USED. THE CUSTOMER WAS ASKING IF IT WOULD SHOW UP ON AN X-RAY IF THEY COULD NOT FIND IT. THE CUSTOMER ALSO INDICATED THEY DID NOT USE ANY KIND OF LUBRICANT WITH THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND COULD NOT BELIEVE IT CAME OFF. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON EITHER. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT, AND WAS RETRIEVED USING A LAPAROSCOPIC GRASPER. THE CUSTOMER WAS REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT FROM THE PATIENT WHEN THE TIP COVER FELL. SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUE WITH INSTRUMENT FUNCTIONALITY AND THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE MCS, THE TIP WAS STRAIGHTENED AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE. THERE WAS
cause not established2955842-2021-10099Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗