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Not graded by the source2024-03-04FDA MAUDEDePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution1818910-2024-08026VELYS
VELYS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SOLUTION SAW HANDPIECE DEVICE WAS OPENED FOR THE PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE PATIENT COMING INTO THE ROOM. THE DEVICE HAD A LEAK WHICH APPEARED TO BE OIL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SAME WAS TRUE WITH THE SECOND HANDPIECE. THE HANDPIECES WERE RETURNED TO STERILE PROCESSING FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZATION. WHEN IN STERILE PROCESSING THE DEVICE WAS HAND WASHED AND IT WAS MADE SURE THAT ALL RESIDUE WAS REMOVED FROM BOTH HANDPIECES AND RE-STERILIZED. AFTER THE STERILIZED PACKAGES WERE RE-OPENED, THE OIL RE-APPEARED AND THE CASE HAD TO BE CANCELLED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A REGIONAL ANESTHETIC PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE BEING CANCELLED. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
cause not established1818910-2024-08026DePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted SolutionRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-03-04FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00562ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: TWO LASER FIBERS WERE IMPLANTED DURING THIS PROCEDURE: LEFT HIPPOCAMPUS AND LEFT ANTERIOR. LEFT ANTERIOR HAD A GOOD PLACEMENT THE FIRST TIME, BUT LEFT HIPPOCAMPUS WAS 13.1 MM OFF IN RADIAL ERROR DUE TO SKIVING. THE LASER FIBERS WAS REIMPLANTED UNDER A NEW INTRAOP PLAN, AND HAD A RADIAL ERROR OF 1.8 MM.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00562Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-03-04FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00561ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: E3D SPIN WITH AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION PERFORMED. SCREWS PLANNED, SURGEON MOVED ARM TO TRAJECTORY AND DEPTH OF BURR WAS SHOWING DEEP. SECOND E3D SPIN PERFORMED WITH AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION, SCREWS PLANNED, VERIFICATION PROBE SHOWED GOOD DEPTH. SURGEON PLACED T8-T12 SKIPPING T10 IN A SERPENTINE FASHION STARTING AT LT8. E3D BROUGHT IN FOR XRAY AND LT9 WAS SHOWN TO BE LATERAL OUTSIDE THE PEDICLE WHILE ALL OTHER SCREWS WERE GOOD. VERIFICATION PROBE USED TO CHECK NAVIGATION. NAVIGATION LOOKED INTACT. SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO PLACE LT9 AGAIN AND SCREW WAS AGAIN LATERAL. SURGEON REMOVED SCREW AND PLANNED SCREWS AT T7 BILATERALLY. SURGEON PLACED SCREWS AND LT7 WAS LATERAL, OUTSIDE THE PEDICLE AND RT7 LOOKED GOOD. SURGEON REMOVED LT7, ANOTHER CHECK PERFORMED BUT THIS TIME, BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW THE FRACTURE SITE, NAVIGATION WAS SHOWING LATERAL SHIFT TO THE LEFT. SCAN CONVERTED TO PREOP AND MERGE PERFORMED WITH E3D. MERGE GOOD ON FIRST ATTEMPT. SURGEON PLACED LT7 AND LT9 AND XRAY CONFIRMED GOOD PLACEMENT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00561Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-03-04FDA MAUDEDePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution1818910-2024-08023VELYS
VELYS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SOLUTION SAW HANDPIECE DEVICE WAS OPENED FOR THE PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE PATIENT COMING INTO THE ROOM. THE DEVICE HAD A LEAK WHICH APPEARED TO BE OIL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SAME WAS TRUE WITH THE SECOND HANDPIECE. THE HANDPIECES WERE RETURNED TO STERILE PROCESSING FOR CLEANING AND STERILIZATION. WHEN IN STERILE PROCESSING THE DEVICE WAS HAND WASHED AND IT WAS MADE SURE THAT ALL RESIDUE WAS REMOVED FROM BOTH HANDPIECES AND RE-STERILIZED. AFTER THE STERILIZED PACKAGES WERE RE-OPENED, THE OIL RE-APPEARED AND THE CASE HAD TO BE CANCELLED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT RECEIVED A REGIONAL ANESTHETIC PRIOR TO THE PROCEDURE BEING CANCELLED. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
cause not established1818910-2024-08023DePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted SolutionRead the record ↗Death reported2024-02-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2024-19825da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Death report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REVIEW OF AN ARTICLE WAS COMPLETED OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL BASED ON DA VINCI-ASSISTED ROBOTIC PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY (RPD) WHERE THE AUTHORS COMPARED THE SHORT-TERM POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES OF RPD WITH THOSE OF OPEN PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY (OPD). THE TRIAL, CONDUCTED BETWEEN MARCH 5 AND DECEMBER 20, 2022, INCLUDED 164 PATIENTS RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO EITHER THE RPD OR OPD GROUP. IN THE RPD GROUP, THERE WAS ONE IN-HOSPITAL DEATH (1%) WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE OPERATION. SPECIFICALLY, ONE (1%) OF 81 PATIENTS IN THE RPD GROUP DEVELOPED POSTOPERATIVE PANCREATIC FISTULA RELATED HEMORRHAGE ON POSTOPERATIVE DAY 9, UNDERWENT TRANS-ARTERIAL EMBOLIZATION AND A SUBSEQUENT REOPERATION, BUT DIED OF SEPTIC SHOCK ON DAY 30. THERE WERE NO DA VINCI DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. THE OPD SUBSET ALSO HAD ONE PATIENT DEATH DUE TO A PULMONARY EMBOLISM ON POSTOPERATIVE 5. THE ARTICLE STATES THAT WHILE RPD SHOWED BENEFITS IN REDUCING HOSPITAL STAY, THE OVERALL CLINICAL BENEFIT REMAINS UNCLEAR, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EXTRA COSTS AND PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND RECOVERY AFTER DISCHARGE.
cause not established2955842-2024-19825Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00088ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00088Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00563ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: CAMERA BUMP WARNING AT (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER NEED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. MULTIPLE CASES ARE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY (B)(6) 2025. CURRENTLY ON: GMED 4.0 USING VEGA CAMERA.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00563Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-23FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00560ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: WHILE PLACING RIGHT SI1 SCREW THE SURGEON NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT SOMETHING WAS OFF AND UPON FLUORO IMAGING THEY REALIZED THAT THE SCREW WAS PLACED MUCH FURTHER CRANIAL THAN PLANNED OR INTENDED. THIS SCREW APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN DIRECTION OF RIGHT L5 TRANSVERSE PROCESS. THE SCREW WAS REMOVED AND WERE ABOUT TO USE E3D TO REREGISTER PATIENT VIA CT SPINE. AT THIS TIME IT WAS BROUGHT TO DR. VASILAKIS' ATTENTION THAT PATIENT WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISTRESS AND CASE WAS TERMINATED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00560Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Death reported2024-02-22OSHA164368.015
At 10:00 p.m. on February 22, 2024, an employee working as a machine operator for a landscape architectural service had been monitoring a production line (Line 1). The employee started his shift at 3:00 p.m. He was operating the conveyer that carries pallets loaded with landscape materials such as bags of mulch, decorative rocks, and soil. The employee works with a robotic arm that picks up landscape materials from the conveyor and places them on a pallet. When the pallet is full, it moves down the conveyer. A coworker who operates a forklift noticed a pallet was crooked and mentioned it to the employee before leaving the area to do his assigned work. After returning to the area, the coworker saw the employee inside the cage with the door closed. The employer stated that the employee must have entered across the conveyer causing the robot to pick the employee up thinking he was a pallet. The employee was caught within the cage under a robotic arm and died from crushing injuries to his chest.
cause attributed by source164368.015Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-22FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00559ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING A CASE IT WAS IDENTIFIED DURING AN X-RAY THAT A SCREW WAS MISSED AT L3-R ON A T10-PELVIS. THE MERGE APPEARED FINE AND THE OTHER SCREW WERE TO PLAN. THE MISPLACED SCREW WAS TAKEN OUT AND THEN PUT BACK IN SUCCESSFULLY USING THE ROBOTIC ARM.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00559Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00005Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE CLINICAL SPECIALIST REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE LIVE CAMERA VIEW ON THE SCOPE SUDDENLY BECAME STATIC AND FUZZY, LEADING TO A LOSS OF VIEW. THE USER SWITCHED SCOPES AND SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED TO THE LESION. HOWEVER, WHILE BIOPSYING, AN FAULT OCCURRED, INDICATING DISCONNECTION OF THE SCOPE AND DISABLING OF ROBOTIC FUNCTIONS. DESPITE ATTEMPTS, THE USER COULDN'T TURN THE CAMERA BACK ON OR CLEAR THE ERROR. THE CLINICAL SPECIALIST MENTIONED THAT THE ISSUE RECURRED WITH THE SECOND SCOPE DURING BIOPSYING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO END THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT FURTHER BIOPSIES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE ISSUES.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00005Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-19FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00004Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE CLINICAL SPECIALIST REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE LIVE CAMERA VIEW ON THE SCOPE SUDDENLY BECAME STATIC AND FUZZY, LEADING TO A LOSS OF VIEW. THE USER SWITCHED SCOPES AND SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED TO THE LESION. HOWEVER, WHILE BIOPSYING, AN FAULT OCCURRED, INDICATING DISCONNECTION OF THE SCOPE AND DISABLING OF ROBOTIC FUNCTIONS. DESPITE ATTEMPTS, THE USER COULDN'T TURN THE CAMERA BACK ON OR CLEAR THE ERROR. THE CLINICAL SPECIALIST MENTIONED THAT THE ISSUE RECURRED WITH THE SECOND SCOPE DURING BIOPSYING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO END THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT FURTHER BIOPSIES. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE SCOPE ISSUES.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00004Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-15FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00557ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00557Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-15FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00003Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING A DIAGNOSTIC MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY, THE PHYSICIAN BIOPSIED SAMPLES AT THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE (RUL) 3CM FROM THE TARGET. AS THE PHYSICIAN REPOSITIONED THE BRONCHOSCOPE, A ROBOTIC ARM FAULT STATE OCCURRED. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ALL OF HIS BIOPSIES DUE TO THIS FAULT CONDITION AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE CASE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM ISSUES.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00003Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-13FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00006Monarch 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 PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX MEDIASTINAL. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, THE PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO OTHER MEDICAL ISSUES, FOR OBSERVATION ONLY UNRELATED TO MONARCH DEVICE. THERE WERE NO FAULTS OR ISSUES REPORTED WITH THE MONARCH SYSTEM AND THE PHYSICIAN IS NOT ATTRIBUTING THE EVENT TO THE MONARCH.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00006Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-12FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00554ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: PROCEDURE WAS A L3-5 OPEN/MIDLINE RIGHT TLIF USING A PRE-OP CT WORKFLOW. 9' FLOURO FIXTURE WAS USED WITH A OEC 9900 ELITE C ARM. SURGEON IDENTIFIED A MEDIAL BREACH OF THE RIGHT L3 SCREW.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00554Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-12FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00048ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SCREW USING THE EXCELSIUS GPS SYSTEM WAS MISPLACED INTRA-OPERATIVELY CAUSING A CSF (CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID) LEAK.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00048Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-08FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00218ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00218Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-08FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00001Monarch 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 DIAGNOSTIC MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE BRONCHIAL ANATOMY TO THE TARGET LOCATION IN THE RIGHT UPPER LOBE (RUL). THE PATIENT ANATOMY REQUIRED THE BRONCHOSCOPE TO MANEUVER THROUGH A DIFFICULT/TIGHT SHARP TURN. THE MONARCH SYSTEM PRODUCED MULTIPLE FAULT CODES. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH THE TARGET AND ELECTED TO ABORT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM ISSUES.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00001Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-07FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00552ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00552Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-03FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00553ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: AFTER MAKING TRACKS IN L4-R, L3-R, L2-R AND L1-R, SURGEON WAS ABOUT TO USE BUR IN T12-R AND HE OBSERVED THAT THE BUR POSITION IS NOT RIGHT AS PER THE ANATOMY AND THE PLANNED TRAJECTORY WHILE THE POSITIONING OF THE ARM WAS GOOD ON THE SCREEN. WE ASKED SURGEON TO CHECK THE ACCURACY BY USING AN INSTRUMENT AND T10-T12 LEVELS WERE NOT ACCURATE WHILE THE LUMBER AREA WAS ACCURATE. THERE WAS NOT ANY DRB/SURVEILLANCE SHIFT WARNING ON THE SYSTEM.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00553Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-02FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch PlatformMW5152093Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: HELLO, THIS IS CONCERNING A DEFECTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE. THE DEVICE: THE MONARCH. MY PULMONOLOGIST USED IT AS HE HAD DONE WITH THE OTHER 300 PATIENTS BEFORE ME, TO PLACE A MARKER IN MY LUNG. I HAVE A POSSIBLE MALIGNANT NODULE. THE SURGEON WENT IN TO TAKE OUT THE NODULE BUT COULD NOT FIND IT. THE MARKER WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE!!! MY PULMONOLOGIST CALLED MONARCH BUT GOT NOWHERE. HE DID FIND OUT THEY HAD RECENTLY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SOMETHING WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE MONARCH DEVICE USED. MY DOCTOR PUT IN A COMPLAINT WITH THE FDA. ANOTHER PROVIDER AT THE LUNG CLINIC, ALSO HAD A MALFUNCTION WITH THE MONARCH ON A RECENT PATIENT. HE ALSO REPORTED TO THE FDA. MY PULMONOLOGIST AND IS GROUP WILL BE TALKING WITH THE HOSPITAL ABOUT THIS DEVICE AND IF THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE IT OR CHANGE TO SOMETHING ELSE. THE MONARCH MALFUNCTION HAS DERAILED EVERYTHING WITH MY CARE REGARDING GETTING THIS NODULE REMOVED. I HAVE SO MUCH INFLAMMATION SINCE THE SURGERY THAT I MUST WAIT UNTIL JUNE FOR ANOTHER CT (COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY) TO CHECK ON THE NODULE. OVER (B)(6) IN DOCTOR BILLS AND A SURGERY THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. **PROCEDURE OCCURRED AT (B)(6) OPERATING ROOM. THANK YOU, (B)(6). I H
cause not establishedMW5152093Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-02-02FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00555ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IN BETWEEN CASES SYSTEM FLAGGED ANOTHER "BUMP ERROR", THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 DAYS AFTER THE SITE HAD ANOTHER BUMP ERROR. THIS WAS RESOLVED VIA ACCURACY TEST PASS. SITE HAVE BEEN VIGILANT AND ASSURED ME THAT NO-ONE HAD IMPACTED THE CAMERA AND THE WARNING RANDOMLY APPEARED WHEN PREPPING FOR THE SECOND CASE.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00555Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-29FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00002Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING THE CLINICAL STUDY TRIAL CASE UNEXPECTED VIDEO QUALITY WAS OBSERVED ON URETEROSCOPE. THE UNEXPECTED VIDEO QUALITY CONSISTED OF BLURRINESS ON THE SYSTEM DISPLAY. THE BLURRY VISION WAS ONLY OBSERVED DURING MINI-PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY (PCNL) PROCEDURE OF THE PRODUCT WORKFLOW, NAMELY DURING URETEROSCOPE DRIVING WITH THE LASER DRIVER COMPONENT CONNECTED. UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE URETEROSCOPE, NO FURTHER VIDEO ISSUES WERE OBSERVED AND THE USER COMPLETED THE CASE. UNDER PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION THE URETEROSCOPE WAS EXAMINED UNDER MAGNIFICATION, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP LAYER OF THE CAMERA LENS WAS MISSING. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM ISSUES.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00002Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-26FDA MAUDEDePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution1818910-2024-04395VELYS
VELYS — 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 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHILE USING THE ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SOLUTION SATELLITE STATION DEVICE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ANTERIOR CUT WAS OFF. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE ROBOTIC ASSISTED BASE STATION DEVICE WAS TAKING A LONG TIME TO BOOT UP AND THE POWER CORD WOULD NOT STAY SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE BASE STATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING HOWEVER THE POWER CORD IS CAUSING FRUSTRATION WITH THE SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN. THERE WERE NO DELAYS IN THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
cause not established1818910-2024-04395DePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted SolutionRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-24FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPSMW5151748ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A LUMBAR FUSION WITH SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION USING COMPUTER NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE USING THE GLOBUS MEDICAL EXCELSIUS 3D IMAGING SYSTEM. I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE GLOBUS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MORNING OF SURGERY THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY SUPPLY OF THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE ENGINEERS AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF THERE WAS A BATTERY ISSUE THE SYSTEM COULD RUN FROM ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE WALL. ONCE THE PATIENT WAS ASLEEP AND THE EXPOSURE TO THE SPINE WAS COMPLETE, THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT IN FOR OBTAINING THE IMAGES. IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE COMPUTER NAVIGATION OR ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE THAT I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE PATIENT. MY OPTIONS WERE TO EITHER CANCEL THE SURGERY AND CLOSE THE WOUND TO RETURN ANOTHER DAY ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING OR PROCEED WITHOUT THE NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE. I CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY USING THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH WITHOUT NAVIGATION OR ROBOTICS. FORTUNATELY THE SURGERY WENT WELL WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WIT
cause not establishedMW5151748Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-24FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPSMW5151747ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A LUMBAR FUSION WITH SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION USING COMPUTER NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE USING THE GLOBUS MEDICAL EXCELSIUS 3D IMAGING SYSTEM. I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE GLOBUS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MORNING OF SURGERY THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY SUPPLY OF THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE ENGINEERS AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF THERE WAS A BATTERY ISSUE THE SYSTEM COULD RUN FROM ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE WALL. ONCE THE PATIENT WAS ASLEEP AND THE EXPOSURE TO THE SPINE WAS COMPLETE, THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT IN FOR OBTAINING THE IMAGES. IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE COMPUTER NAVIGATION OR ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE THAT I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE PATIENT. MY OPTIONS WERE TO EITHER CANCEL THE SURGERY AND CLOSE THE WOUND TO RETURN ANOTHER DAY ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING OR PROCEED WITHOUT THE NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE. I CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY USING THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH WITHOUT NAVIGATION OR ROBOTICS. FORTUNATELY THE SURGERY WENT WELL WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WIT
cause not establishedMW5151747Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-24FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPSMW5151749ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A LUMBAR FUSION WITH SPINAL INSTRUMENTATION USING COMPUTER NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE USING THE GLOBUS MEDICAL EXCELSIUS 3D IMAGING SYSTEM. I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE GLOBUS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE MORNING OF SURGERY THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY SUPPLY OF THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM BUT THAT IT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE ENGINEERS AND THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF THERE WAS A BATTERY ISSUE THE SYSTEM COULD RUN FROM ELECTRICAL POWER FROM THE WALL. ONCE THE PATIENT WAS ASLEEP AND THE EXPOSURE TO THE SPINE WAS COMPLETE, THE GLOBUS IMAGING SYSTEM WAS BROUGHT IN FOR OBTAINING THE IMAGES. IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AS A RESULT I WAS UNABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE COMPUTER NAVIGATION OR ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE THAT I HAD EXPLAINED TO THE PATIENT. MY OPTIONS WERE TO EITHER CANCEL THE SURGERY AND CLOSE THE WOUND TO RETURN ANOTHER DAY ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING OR PROCEED WITHOUT THE NAVIGATION AND ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE. I CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THE SURGERY USING THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH WITHOUT NAVIGATION OR ROBOTICS. FORTUNATELY THE SURGERY WENT WELL WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WIT
cause not establishedMW5151749Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-23FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00549ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THERE IS A RED LIGHT ON THE ROBOT, AND THE SYSTEM CAMERA REPORTED BING BUMPED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00549Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-12FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00131ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00131Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-12FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00020ExcelsiusGPS
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 DUE TO ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00020Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Death reported2024-01-08FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.2955842-2024-14687da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Death report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNEVENTFUL DA VINCI ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION FOR COLORECTAL CANCER. THE SURGEON STATED THAT THE ANASTOMOSIS WAS END-TO-END, CREATED WITH AN ETHICON ILS 29 CIRCULAR STAPLER. TESTING OF THE ANASTOMOSIS WAS PERFORMED DURING THE OPERATION AND NO LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS POSTOPERATIVELY AND EXPIRED APPROXIMATELY 69 DAYS POST-PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE DAVINCI PRODUCTS. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY 4 (POD) THE PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED AND CT SCANS SHOWED PNEUMOPERITONEUM. ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE, PERITONITIS, AND SEPSIS WERE SUSPECTED AND AN EMERGENT RE-OPERATION WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT REQUIRED POST-OPERATIVE CIRCULATORY AND OXYGEN SUPPORT VIA VENO-ARTERIAL AND VENO-VENO EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO) AND VASOPRESSORS DUE TO RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND SEPTIC SHOCK. ON POD 7 THE CIRCULATORY SUPPORT WAS CHANGED TO VENO-VENOUS ECMO ONLY, WHICH WAS REMOVED FIVE DAYS LATER AFTER THE PATIENT WAS HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS FOR ILEOSTOMY AND WOUND INFECTIONS. THE PATIENT'S HAND BECAME CYANOTIC FROM THE ECMO TREATMENT REQUIRI
cause not established2955842-2024-14687Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-05FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00543ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DR. (B)(6) WAS DOING A T3-T12 PEDIATRIC SCOLIOSIS PATIENT. SIGNIFICANT CORONAL AND SAGITTAL DEFORMITY AT MULTIPLE LEVELS. WE WERE USING A 12INCH C-ARM. MERGE FAILED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF HAVING THE X-RAY TECH WAG THE C-ARM IN LATERAL, RAINBOW IN A/P, AND TRY OBLIQUE IN LATERAL AT HIGH LEVELS. TRIED MULTIPLE LATERALS AND A/P WITH NO AVAIL. SURGEON WAS VERY PATIENT AND GAVE US THE TIME BUT EVENTUALLY BAILED ON THE ROBOT. HE PROCEEDED WITH DOING THE CASE FREE HAND.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00543Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-04FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00035Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE RIGHT LUNG. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE SCOPE APPEARED TO BE KINKED AND THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO ABORT THE CASE.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00035Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-03FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2024-00007Monarch 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 REPORTED THAT THE NAVIGATION WAS NOT MATCHING UP WITH THE CIOS SPIN AND WAS ~30MM OFF FROM THE TARGET BUT THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. A PNEUMOTHORAX WAS DISCOVERED POST-OP AND THE PATIENT WAS NOT ADMITTED BUT A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED. CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED SAME DAY AND THE PATIENT WENT HOME SAME DAY. THERE WERE NO FAULTS OR ISSUES REPORTED WITH THE MONARCH SYSTEM AND THE PHYSICIAN IS NOT ATTRIBUTING THE EVENT TO THE MONARCH.
cause not established3014447948-2024-00007Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-03FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00277ExcelsiusGPS
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 THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00277Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-03FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00544ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE MERGE OF L4-5 LEVELS FOR SINGLE POSITION LATERAL SURGERY SHOWED A SHIFT. WE TOOK NEW SHOTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AND ADDED L3 AND S1 TO HELP WITH THE MERGE. THE SURGEON WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE MERGE AS THERE WAS SLIGHT MOVEMENT VISIBLE ON THE L4 AND L5 A/P AND LATERAL VIEWS. THE SINGLE POSITION LATERAL CASE WAS ABORTED AND CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PRONE TLIF. PLEASE NOTE THE BED WAS ADJUSTED TO HELP ACCOMMODATE THE ILIAC CREST PRIOR TO ROBOTIC X RAYS BEING TAKEN.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00544Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2024-01-01FDA MAUDEDePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted Solution1818910-2024-04010VELYS
VELYS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN VERIFYING THE CUTS ON THE FEMUR, IT APPEARED THAT THE LATERAL POSTERIOR CUT HAD BEEN OVER RESECTED BY 1MM WHEN USING VELYS. WHEN SURGEON PUT TRIALS ON, HE NOTICED CONSIDERABLE 1-2MM GAPS BETWEEN BONE AND TRIAL FEMUR FOR THE: POSTERIOR, ANTERIOR, ANTERIOR CHAMFER AND DISTAL. LEFT TKR USING VELYS ATTUNE PS FB CONSTRUCT.
cause not established1818910-2024-04010DePuy SynthesVELYS™ Robotic-Assisted SolutionRead the record ↗