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Not graded by the source2023-11-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2024-17057da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BILATERAL NIPPLE SPARING MASTECTOMY (NSM) PROCEDURE FOR THE PATIENT'S RIGHT BREAST CANCER AND LEFT BREAST PROPHYLACTICALLY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE HYPOTENSION PRIOR TO DISCHARGE THAT REQUIRED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITHOUT ANY DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. THE INTRA-OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS WAS REPORTED AS 170ML BUT WAS NOT AN UNEXPECTED VOLUME FOR THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE. NO MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS RENDERED TO STOP THE BLEEDING. ON THE NIGHT OF THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS NOTED TO BE HYPOTENSIVE. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY #2, LAB RESULTS INDICATED A HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL OF 6.6. ONE UNIT OF PACKED RED BLOOD CELLS (PRBC) WAS TRANSFUSED THE NEXT DAY AND THE HYPOTENSION WAS RESOLVED WITH A HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL OF 8.8. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY #3. THE SURGEON BELIEVED THE CAUSE OF THE HYPOTENSION WAS DUE TO INTRA-OPERATIVE BLOOD LOSS AND HEMODILUTION. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RIGHT AXILLARY MASS. AN EXCISION OF THE MASS AND A REVISION OF THE BILATERAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024. THE CAUSE OF THE MASS IS UNKNOWN AT
cause not established2955842-2024-17057Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00033Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A SUCCESSFUL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE USING THE MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY SYSTEM, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A PNEUMOTHORAX AND LATER PASSED AWAY. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DEVICE MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE ADVERSE EVENT. PER THE ACCOUNT MANAGER, HOSPITAL ENDO MANAGEMENT DOES NOT ATTRIBUTE THE PNEUMOTHORAX OR THE SUBSEQUENT DEATH TO ANY DEFICIENCY OF THE MONARCH SYSTEM.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00033Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00534ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS INFORMED THAT ONE CASE OF L1-L4 MIS FIXATION WITH INTRAOP (O-ARM)WORKFLOW WAS BEING DONE AND THE PLANNING WAS DONE AFTER REGISTRATION. SURGEON HAD ALREADY PLACED L1 LEFT, L2 LEFT & L3 LEFT SCREWS. AFTER DRILLING IN L4 LEFT PEDICLE, SURGEON HAS CHECKED WITH BALL TIP PROBE AND OBSERVED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG, AND HE STOPPED THE PROCEDURE. AFTER CHECKING WITH C-ARM SHOT IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL THREE PLACED SCREWS ARE NOT AS PER THE PLAN AND ALL THE SCREWS WERE SHIFTED MEDIALLY AND CAUDALLY. AFTER THAT SURGEON HAS STOPPED USING ROBOT AND REPOSITIONED ALL THE SCREWS MANUALLY.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00534Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21618da 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 PULMONARY LOBECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BROKE. THE CUSTOMER USED THE SAME INSTRUMENT TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. FRAGMENTS WERE REPORTED TO FALL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WERE RETRIEVED FROM THE BODY DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED.
cause not established2955842-2023-21618Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet3009185973-2023-00023ROSA 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 AFTER ROSA SURGERY FOR LASER REMOVAL OF LESION ON RIGHT HIPPOCAMPUS TAIL, PATIENT WAS HAVING STROKE LIKE SYMPTOMS. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
cause not established3009185973-2023-00023Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00251ExcelsiusGPS
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 AND SCREWS WERE THEN PLACED BY HAND. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN GERMANY.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00251Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21497da 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 POSTING THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE INNER SILICONE PORTION OF A UNIVERSAL SEAL (5-12MM) BROKE OFF. THE INITIAL REPORTER INDICATED THAT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS ARE INSERTED, A PIECE WOULD RIP OFF AND END UP INSIDE THE PATIENT.
cause not established2955842-2023-21497Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21478da 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, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY THAT WAS INSTALLED ON AN MCS INSTRUMENT WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. ACCORDING TO THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THE CASE, THE CUSTOMER HABITUALLY INCLUDES THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY IN THE INTRAOPERATIVE COUNTS, BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE COUNT WAS INCORRECT UNTIL AFTER THE PATIENT WAS CLOSED. THE PATIENT REMAINED IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND UNDER ANESTHESIA THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE STAFF SPENT ROUGHLY 20 MINUTES SEARCHING THE OR FOR THE MISSING TIP COVER ACCESSORY BEFORE THE SURGEON REOPENED THE PATIENT. A 12MM AND TWO 5MM PORTS WERE USED DURING REENTRY, AND THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS FOUND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF MANIPULATING THE BOWEL. ONCE RETRIEVED, THE CSR INSPECTED THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY AND NO LUBRICATION WAS USED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ISSUES WITH THE INSTRUMENT. THERE WAS NO BULGING OF THE TIP COVER ACCESSORY OBSERVED ON THE MCS INSTRUMENT
cause not established2955842-2023-21478Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-23FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00533ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THIS WAS AN INTRAOP ADOLESCENT SCOLI CASE T4-L5 WITH A SIEMENS CIOS SPIN. WE DIVIDED THE CASE INTO THREE SEGMENTS (L2-L5, T9-T11 AND T4-T6) AND REIMAGED THE PATIENT. APPARENTLY, THE TECHNICIAN CANNOT ISOLATE THE SINGLE SCAN, SO ALL SCANS WERE TRANSFERRED WITH THE LAST ONE. DURING THE NAVIGATION ON THE LAST SEGMENT, THE IMAGE OF THE SCAN WAS KIND OF TORN AND THE SAGITTAL AND AXIAL PLANE LOOKED ALIKE. RESET SOFTWARE, HARD DID NOT HELP, DID A HARD SHUTDOWN AND RESTART. THE ISSUE WITH THE SCAN WAS STILL THERE AND COULD NOT BE SOLVED. THE LAST THREE TRAJECTORIES WERE DRILLED WITH THE ROBOT, BUT SCREWS WERE INSERTED FREEHANDED.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00533Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2024-19273da 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: A PATIENT WHO WAS ENROLLED IN A STUDY UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE. APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS LATER, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGERY FOR INTESTINAL ADHESIONS. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY THREE, A SMALL AMOUNT OF RED AND WHITE PUS DISCHARGED FROM THE UMBILICAL WOUND WHEN CLEANING WITH SALINE. THE DRESSING WAS SWITCHED TO A WET SALINE DRESSING. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY SEVEN, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT STOMA SURGERY, WITH A STOMA PLACED IN THE LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN, A NASOGASTRIC TUBE FOR CONTINUOUS DRAINAGE, AND A RECTAL TUBE FOR CONTINUOUS DRAINAGE OF MODERATE AMOUNTS OF DARK GREENISH-BROWN LIQUID STOOL. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY EIGHT, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BROWNISH EXUDATE WAS FOUND FROM THE UMBILICAL WOUND. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, A SAMPLE OF THE BROWNISH EXUDATE FROM THE UMBILICAL WOUND WAS TAKEN FOR CULTURE, AND ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY 10, THE RECTAL AND NASOGASTRIC TUBES REMOVED. THE ABDOMINAL DISTENSION IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THE DISCOMFORT WAS REDUCED. THE CLEAR LIQUID DIET WAS WELL-TOLERATED. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY 11, THE UMBILICAL WOUND HAD BROWNISH EXUDATE. THE SUTURES WERE REMOVED, AND POVIDONE-IODINE WAS USED TO PACK T
cause not established2955842-2024-19273Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21297da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2023-21297Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21615da 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 PANCREATODUODENECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE TIP FELL OFF FROM THE SINGLE PORT (SP) MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACKUP INSTRUMENT OF SAME KIND. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SP MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE SP MCS TIP ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO DAMAGE NOTED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PLASTIC PART OF THE SP MCS INSTRUMENT WAS BROKEN WHILE DISSECTING THE TISSUE. THIS PLASTIC PART AND THE SP MCS TIP ACCESSORY FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WERE RETRIEVED DURING SAME PROCEDURE. POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE NOT PERFORMED AS RETRIEVAL OF THE BROKEN PIECES WAS CONFIRMED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, THE SP MCS INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND THE SP MCS TIP ACCESSORY APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY INSTALLED DURING USE. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY IN REMOVING THE INSTRUMENT AND SP MCS TIP ACCESSORY AND THE INSTRUMENT WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT NO DAMAGE, TEARS OR HOLE FOUND ON THE SP MCS TI
cause not established2955842-2023-21615Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-20FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00532ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: GPS UNIT IS HAVING HARD DRIVE ISSUES. IT WILL ONLY DISPLAY A BLACK SCREEN WHEN BOOTING UP STATING "REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY."
cause not established3004142400-2024-00532Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-18FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20386da 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: ACCORDING TO A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A DA VINCI ASSISTED COMPONENT SEPARATION PROCEDURE DEVELOPED A SERIOUS COMPLICATION THAT NECESSITATED AN ADDITIONAL SURGERY. ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON, IT WAS HIS FIRST DA VINCI ASSISTED COMPONENT SEPARATION PROCEDURE THAT HE HAD PERFORMED. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF DA VINCI SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTS OR ACCESSORIES REPORTED IN THE ARTICLE.
cause not established2955842-2023-20386Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-18FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20389da 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: ACCORDING TO A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, THERE WAS A DA VINCI-ASSISTED COMPONENT SEPARATION SURGERY THAT HAD POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION WHICH REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL SURGERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A "MICKEY MOUSE HERNIA", WHERE THE PATIENT'S INTESTINES WERE BULGING OUT OF HER SIDES. THE SURGEON THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIR BELIEVED THE PROCEDURE WAS DONE INCORRECTLY AND THAT THAT THE ORIGINAL SURGEON HAD CUT INTO THE WRONG MUSCLE PLANE. THERE WERE NO MALFUNCTIONS OF DA VINCI SYSTEMS, INSTRUMENTS OR ACCESSORIES REPORTED IN ANY OF THE PROCEDURES IN THE ARTICLE.
cause not established2955842-2023-20389Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-17FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00223ExcelsiusGPS
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 established3004142400-2024-00223Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-16FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21211da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2023-21211Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-15FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2023-00061Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: FARIVAR, D., KIM, T. T., SY, C. A., BARON, E. M., NOMOTO, E. K., WALKER, C. T., & AMP; SKAGGS, D. L. (2023). COMPLICATIONS HAVE NOT IMPROVED WITH NEWER GENERATION ROBOTS. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL. HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1177/21925682231216081 OBJECTIVE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO SEE WHETHER UPGRADES IN NEWER GENERATION ROBOTS IMPROVE SAFETY AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES FOLLOWING SPINE SURGERY. METHODS: ALL PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SPINE SURGERY WITH THE MAZOR X STEALTH EDITIONTM (MEDTRONIC, MINNEAPOLIS, MN) FROM 2019 TO 2022 AT A COMBINED ORTHOPEDIC AND NEUROSURGICAL SPINE SERVICE WERE RETROSPECTIVELY REVIEWED. ROBOT RELATED COMPLICATIONS WERE RECORDED. RESULTS: 264 CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS (54.1% FEMALE; AGE AT TIME OF SURGERY 63.5 ± 15.3 YEARS) OPERATED ON BY 14 SURGEONS WERE ANALYZED. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTED LEVELS WITH ROBOTICS WAS 4.2 ± 2.7, WHILE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF INSTRUMENTED SCREWS WITH ROBOTICS WAS 8.3 ± 5.3. THERE WAS A NEARLY 50/50 SPLIT BETWEEN AN OPEN AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACH. SIX PATIENTS (2.2%) HAD ROBOT RELATED COMPLICATIONS. THREE PATIENTS HAD TEMPORARY NERVE ROOT INJURIES FROM MISPLACED SCREWS THAT REQUIRED REOPERATION, ONE PATIENT HAD A PERM
cause not established3005075696-2023-00061Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-15FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00528ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE CASE WAS AN L4-S1 ALIF 360 USING HEDRON IA AND CREO ONE HARDWARE. THERE WAS NO PRIOR HARDWARE IN THE PATIENT. THE EGPS WORKFLOW WAS INTRA-OP CT. THE EGPS IS RUNNING SOFTWARE VERSION 1_1R3. THE PATIENT WAS POSITIONED PRONE FOR THE POSTERIOR PORTION AND THE CAMERA WAS POSITIONED AT THE FOOT OF THE BED. AN O-ARM WAS USED FOR IMAGING AND REGISTRATION. DR. (B)(6) PLACED THE DRB AT RIGHT PSIS WITH THE LOW-PROFILE QUATTRO SPIKE AND SURVEILLANCE MARKER AT LEFT PSIS. SURVEILLANCE WAS REGISTERED PRIOR TO THE ICT BEING POSITIONED ON THE QUATTRO SPIKE. THE ICT WAS POSITIONED, THE BED WAS RAISED, AND THE SURGICAL SNAPSHOT WAS TAKEN. THE O-ARM SPIN WAS ACQUIRED AND TRANSFERRED SUCCESSFULLY TO EGPS VIA ETHERNET. ALL 7 FIDUCIALS WERE CAPTURED SUCCESSFULLY, AND THE REGISTRATION FIT WAS DOWN ON GREEN. DR. (B)(6) PERFORMED LANDMARK CHECKS ON THE ICT FIDUCIALS AS WELL AS DOWN THE LOW-PROFILE QUATTRO SPIKE. NAVIGATION APPEARED TO EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TO BE ACCEPTABLE AND OF HIGH QUALITY. FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS PLACEMENT OF ALL SCREWS THROUGH BILATERAL WILTSY INCISIONS, A POST-OP REGISTRATION O-ARM SPIN WAS ACQUIRED. DR. (B)(6) DECIDED TO DO THIS PRIOR TO LOCKING THE CONSTRUCT DOWN AS HE QUESTIONED
cause not established3004142400-2024-00528Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-14FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2024-21927da 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 REVIEW OF A LITERATURE ARTICLE WHICH DESCRIBED A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY, A SINGLE-PORT TRANSVESICAL (TV) ROBOT-ASSISTED SIMPLE PROSTATECTOMY (RASP) WAS PERFORMED. THE ARTICLE NOTED THAT DURING THESE SURGERIES, THERE WERE TWO SUSPECTED VENOUS AIR EMBOLI IN THE COHORT. THE AUTHORS ATTRIBUTED THIS EFFECT TO PNEUMOVESICUM PRESSURES (>12 MMHG). ONE OF THE PATIENTS HAD A SPONTANEOUS RESOLUTION IN THE OPERATING ROOM WITH HIGH-FLOW OXYGEN AND REPOSITIONING TO LEFT LATERAL DECUBITUS. THE SECOND PATIENT REQUIRED MANAGEMENT IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR 3 DAYS; HE WAS ALSO THE ONLY PATIENT THAT REQUIRED CONTINUOUS BLADDER IRRIGATION (CBI) POST OPERATIVELY. THE AUTHORS ALSO NOTED THAT PNEUMOVESICUM PRESSURE WAS SET AT 10 MMHG USING AN AIRSEAL (CONMED, UTICA, NY, USA) SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC DA VINCI DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED, NOR DID THE AUTHORS ALLEGE THAT INTUITIVE PRODUCTS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO ANY ADVERSE EVENT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) ATTEMPTED FOLLOW-UP TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2024-21927Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-14FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00531ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE SURGEONS COMPLAINT WAS THE FACT THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE THE L2 VERTEBRAL BODY, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET A BETTER MERGE BECAUSE OF THE LORDOTIC SHIFTING.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00531Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-14FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00527ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: WE WERE INSTRUMENTING PEDICLE SCREWS AT T12 & L2 , SKIPPING THE FRACTURE LEVEL. THE E3D SPIN WENT FINE, AND INITIAL NAV INTEGRITY CHECKS SEEMED FINE AS WELL. WE PLACED ALL 4 SCREWS AT T12 / L2. WE BATTLED A LITTLE BIT OF SAVING BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT. WE TOOK AP SHOT AFTER SCREWS WERE PLACED, AND ALL FOUR SCREWS WERE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE PEDICLE. THE LEFT SIDE WAS LATERAL, AND RIGHT SIDE WAS MEDIAL.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00527Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-14FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20951da 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, THE DISTAL SHAFT OFFSET ITSELF AND CAUSED PARTS OF AN INSTRUMENT TO FALL INTO THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. THE PARTS WERE RETRIEVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.
cause not established2955842-2023-20951Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-13FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20973da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2023-20973Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-13FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00526ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ALL OUR SCREWS WERE ON, WE USED PRE OP CT WORKFLOW WITH G-ARM. THEN WE TOOK AN X-RAY OF OUR LATERAL TRIAL, AND THE NAVIGATION WAS ON. WHEN PLACING THE IMPLANT, WE WERE 4/5MM OFF POSTERIOR. WE HAD TO GO BACK IN, OPEN THE PATIENT, RETRIEVE THE CAGE AND RE DO EVERYTHING, NAVIGATION APPEARED TO BE ON UP UNTIL THE CAGE.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00526Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2025-13015da 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: A REVIEW OF A LITERATURE ARTICLE TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SURGERY IN OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN DA VINCI SINGLE-PORT AND DA VINCI XI SYSTEMS WAS PERFORMED. THE STUDY'S AIM WAS TO COMPARE THE INTRA- AND POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES, TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES, AND SHORTCOMINGS OF TRANSORAL RESECTIONS PERFORMED WITH THE DA VINCI SINGLE PORT (SP) AND THE DA VINCI XI SYSTEMS USING A LARGE-VOLUME ACADEMIC CENTER USING TRANSORAL ROBOTIC SURGERY (TORS) TO TREAT OROPHARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA (OPSCC). PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OPSCC WHO UNDERWENT TORS BY THE SENIOR AUTHOR¿S (SHK) TEAM BETWEEN JANUARY 2015 AND JANUARY 2023 WERE INCLUDED. THE ARTICLE NOTED THAT THAT DURING THESE DV SURGERIES, A TOTAL OF 6 PATIENTS HAD MAJOR POST-OPERATIVE BLEEDING THAT REQUIRED HEMOSTASIS AND 4 PATIENTS WERE DEPENDENT ON TRACHEOTOMY AND FEEDING TUBE 6 MONTHS AFTER SURGERY IN THE SP GROUP. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC DA VINCI DEVICE MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED, NOR DID THE AUTHOR ALLEGED THAT ISI PRODUCTS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO ANY ADVERSE EVENT.
cause not established2955842-2025-13015Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-11FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00529ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: APOLOGIES, ORIGINAL REPORT DID NOT PROCESS. LOGS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO INR PORTAL. THERE WAS A SUSPECTED ISSUE WITH THE PREOP REGISTRATION/MERGE. T12 FRACTURE, SCREWS PLACED AT T10-11, L1-2. NAMELY, T11-L WAS PLACED LATERAL TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, T10 SCREWS PLACED PROUD. AFTER DISCUSSION, SUSPECTED MISSTEP MAY HAVE BEEN PROPER PLACEMENT OF FLUORO FIXTURE BUT NO YET CAUSE DETERMINED. SCREWS WERE REPOSITIONED VIA TRADITIONAL MIS JAMSHID TECHNIQUE.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00529Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-10FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00030Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PHYSICIAN WAS ADJUSTING THE SCOPE TOWARDS TARGET OF NODULE AND THE PATIENTS HEART RATE (HR) BEGAN TO DECLINE AND THE PHYSICIAN ABORTED THE CASE. THE PATIENT THEN WENT INTO ASYSTOLE AND REQUIRED EMERGENT CONVERSION AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS. ONCE THE PATIENT REGAINED A PULSE THE WERE TRANSPORTED THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) WHERE THE PATIENT CODED AGAIN AND WAS BEING SENT TO THE CARDIAC CATH LAB. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE ADVERSE EVENTS ARE NOT ATTRIBUTED TO THE MONARCH SYSTEM.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00030Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-10FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00031Monarch 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 PHYSICIAN WAS ADJUSTING THE SCOPE TOWARDS TARGET OF NODULE AND THE PATIENTS HEART RATE (HR) BEGAN TO DECLINE AND THE PHYSICIAN ABORTED THE CASE. THE PATIENT THEN WENT INTO ASYSTOLE AND REQUIRED EMERGENT CONVERSION AND CHEST COMPRESSIONS. ONCE THE PATIENT REGAINED A PULSE THE WERE TRANSPORTED THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) WHERE THE PATIENT CODED AGAIN AND WAS BEING SENT TO THE CARDIAC CATH LAB. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE ADVERSE EVENTS ARE NOT ATTRIBUTED TO THE MONARCH SYSTEM.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00031Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-09FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00530ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: THE PLANNED SURGERY ON THE DORSAL CERVICAL SPINE INCLUDED A SCREW FIXATION C1/C3/C4. WHEN CHECKING THE SCREW POSITION IN THE 3D SCAN AFTER SCREW PLACEMENT, THE SURGEONS WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SCREW POSITION OF A C1 SCREW. A NEW 3D SCAN WAS PERFORMED AND A NEW C1 SCREW WAS PLANNED INTRAOPERATIVELY. WHEN APPROACHING THE TRAJECTORY, THE ROBOTIC ARM STOPPED FAR AWAY FROM THE FINAL POSITION AND ONLY SHOWED A YELLOW FRAME. THE END EFFECTOR WAS SO FAR AWAY THAT THE INSTRUMENTS DID NOT REACH THE BONE. RESETTING THE SOFTWARE AND MOVING THE ROBOT ARM MANUALLY DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. BECAUSE THE ROBOT ARM WAS TOO FAR AWAY, THE C1 SCREW HAD TO BE INSERTED MANUALLY (WITH NAVIGATION OF THE ROBOT), BUT NOT BY THE END EFFECTOR.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00530Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-09FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00034Monarch 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 REPEATED SYSTEM FAULTS OCCURRED DURING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY. THE PHYSICIAN TRIED MULTIPLE BRONCHOSCOPES, BUT THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO FAULT. THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO ABORT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE. NO CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT WERE REPORTED DUE TO THIS EVENT.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00034Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-09FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21223da 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 BLADE SUDDENLY BROKE. THE CUSTOMER USED A SPARE INSTRUMENT TO PROCEED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND THERE WAS NO ISSUE OBSERVED AT THE TIME. THE REPORTED ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE PERFORMING A TISSUE-DISSOLVING PLANE. THE SURGEON BELIEVED WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE WAS A QUALITY PROBLEM. THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT ISSUE OCCURRED AT THE START OF THE PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON NOTICED FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS OR HARD MATERIAL. THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE BREAKAGE OCCURRED AND THE INSTRUMENT'S WRIST WAS EXTENDED OR STRAIGHTENED PRIOR TO REMOVAL. THE STAFF DID NOT FEEL RESISTANCE UPON REMOVAL OF THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA. ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SPARE INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND. NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES SUCH AS X-RAYS WERE PERFORMED POST-PROCEDURALLY. THERE WAS NO PA
cause not established2955842-2023-21223Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-08FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2023-00196ExcelsiusGPS
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 SCREW TO BREACH THE PATIENT'S SPINAL CANAL.
cause not established3004142400-2023-00196Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-07FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20798da 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 ILEAL DIVERSION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, DURING THE DISSECTION OF LYMPH NODES, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) ACCESSORY CAME OFF FROM THE MCS INSTRUMENT, FALLING INTO THE PELVIC AREA. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS RETRIEVED WITHOUT ISSUES. THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS INSPECTED, AND IT WAS NOTED TO BE VISUALLY ABNORMAL. IT WAS CLEANED WITH A WET CLOTH AND DRY SPONGE. A NEW TIP COVER WAS APPLIED, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND NO DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED. THE ASSISTANT RESIDENT USED A LAPAROSCOPIC FENESTRATED GRASPER TO RETRIEVE IT. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR MORE THAN 1 HOUR. THE MCS INSTRUMENT WORKED FINE FOR THE MAIN DISSECTION OF URETERS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY INSTALLED DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE USING THE INSTAL
cause not established2955842-2023-20798Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-07FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2023-00194ExcelsiusGPS
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 established3004142400-2023-00194Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-03FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00521ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: CAMERA IS BROKEN FULL DESCRIPTION ENTIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RUN FOR BUGS CAMERA IS BROKEN STORAGE IS LOW AND COMPUTER IS SLOW NEED TO BE DONE ASAP.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00521Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-03FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00029Monarch 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 PHYSICIAN OBSERVED EXCESS AMOUNT OF BLOOD IN THE AIR WAY AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO USE THEIR MANUAL BRONCHOSCOPE AND COLD SALINE TO CLEAR THE AIRWAY; HOWEVER, COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED DURING THE POST-MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. THE PATIENTS BLOOD HAD CLOTTED AND BLOCKED THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (ET TUBE). THE PATIENT THEN FELL INTO CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO LACK OF VENTILATION FROM THE FROM THE BLOOD CLOT BEING PRESENT IN THE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE (ET TUBE). THE PHYSICIAN FOLLOWED CARDIAC ARREST PROTOCOL AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED INTO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU) ON THE SAME DAY. AFTER THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO RECOVERY IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU), THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN A CHEST X-RAY WHERE DOCTOR DISCOVERED THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND REMOVED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS DUE TO LONG BAG VENTILATION TIME, EXCESS SUCTION, AND OVER ALL STRESS ON THE LUNG THAT OCCURRED DURING BLEEDING MANAGEMENT POST-MONARCH PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00029Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-11-02FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2023-00028Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE USING THE MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY SYSTEM, THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO ABORT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE DUE TO NAVIGATIONAL DIFFICULTY AND POOR VISIBILITY. PATIENT MUCUS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POOR VISIBILITY. THE PHYSICIAN DECIDED TO CONVERT THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE TO A MANUAL BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED A PNEUMOTHORAX AND A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED.
cause not established3014447948-2023-00028Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-31FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20995da 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, A PIECE OF BLACK RUBBER BROKE OFF OF THE SEAL AND FELL INTO THE SURGICAL SITE. THE PROCEDURE AND THE PATIENT OUTCOMES ARE UNKNOWN. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS ROBOTICALLY COMPLETED. PER THE SURGEON'S OPERATION NOTE AND DISCHARGE SUMMARY, THE FRAGMENT OF THE PORT WAS NOT EVEN MENTIONED. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON TIME, AND IN STABLE CONDITION. NO PATIENT INJURY OR HARM WAS REPORTED. NO MEDIA IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.
cause not established2955842-2023-20995Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-31FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20611da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PULMONARY LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM WAS LOCKED UP AND ARM 4 WAS VERY STIFF. THE CUSTOMER STATED THEY HAD TO PUSH THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON ON THE SYSTEM DUE TO CONVERTING TO PROCEDURE TO OPEN SURGERY. THE CUSTOMER EXPLAINED THE CASE WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY DUE TO PATIENT ANATOMY. THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) REVIEWED THE LOGS AND CONFIRMED THE EMERGENCY STOP FAULT WAS STILL ACTIVE ON THE SYSTEM. THE TSE HAD CALLER NAVIGATE TO THE SURGEON CONSOLE AND PUSH THE RESUME BUTTON TO RETURN THE SYSTEM BACK TO A NORMAL STATE. THE STAFF CONFIRMED THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY RETURNED TO NORMAL AND ARM 4 WAS NOT STIFF ANYMORE. ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE CUSTOMER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE ROBOT OTHER THAN STAFF NOT BEING AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY RESET BUTTON ON THE SURGEON CONSOLE. THE ROBOT WORKED AS EXPECTED DURING THE EMERGENCY WITH THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE CONVERSION WERE PROVIDED.
cause not established2955842-2023-20611Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-31FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21094da 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 A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SINGLE PORT (SP) BILATERAL NIPPLE SPARING MASTECTOMY AS PART OF A CLINICAL STUDY ON 31-OCT-2023. A BILATERAL NON-ROBOTIC RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED IMMEDIATELY AFTER. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, WHILE THE PATIENT WAS STILL IN THE RECOVERY, AN INCREASE OF THE BLOOD FROM HER LEFT BREAST DRAIN AS WELL AS AN ENLARGED LEFT BREAST WERE IDENTIFIED. COMPRESSION WAS PERFORMED AT THE SITE AND INTRAVENOUS TRANEXAMIC ACID (TXA) WAS GIVEN TO HELP STOP THE BLEEDING. IN ADDITION, THE PATIENT WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR MONITORING. NO SIGNS OF INFECTION WAS OBSERVED. THE HEMATOMA IMPROVED AND RESOLVED DURING HER HOSPITALIZATION. THE DRAINAGE VOLUME WAS STABILIZED WITH ONLY SEROSANGUINEOUS SEEN. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME IN STABLE CONDITION ON 02-NOV-2023, AND THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS REPORTEDLY RESOLVED ON 02-NOV-2023. THE INVESTIGATOR ASSESSED THE EVENT AS RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE, BUT NOT RELATED TO DA VINCI DEVICES.
cause not established2955842-2023-21094Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-31FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2023-00057Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: MEDTRONIC RECEIVED INFORMATION REGARDING A GUIDANCE SYSTEM BEING USED DURING A SPINAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE L2 LEFT WAS ACCURATE. THE SITE MOVED TO L3 LEFT AND UPON TAPPING THE ARM, THE SYSTEM STATED IT FELT A FORCE AND WAS NOT ON TRAJECTORY. THE ARM WAS MOVED AWAY AND THE ARM WAS RESENT TO L3 LEFT AND THE SCREW LOOKED ACCURATE, BUT IT WAS NOT ACCURATE. THE SCREW WAS REPOSITIONED MANUALLY, BUT IT APPEARED THAT THE NERVE ROOT WAS DAMAGED. ALL THE OTHER SCREWS WERE ACCURATE. THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED LESS THAN ONE HOUR.
cause not established3005075696-2023-00057Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-30FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00519ExcelsiusGPS
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 established3004142400-2024-00519Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-30FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00518ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: TRYING TO START A CASE AND THE ROBOT WENT TO REBOOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE. NEED AN FSE FOR TOMORROW'S CASE WITH A NEW SURGEON.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00518Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-29FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00524ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: DURING ROBOTIC REGISTRATION THE FLUORO SHOTS AND PRE-OP CT SCAN DID NOT ALIGN PROPERLY. WITH CLEAR FLUORO PHOTOS IT LOOKED AS IF THE ROBOT WAS PULLING AN OBLIQUE CT SLICE. WE HELD RESPIRATION, CENTERED EACH VERTEBRAE, SOFTWARE RESET, SWITCHED TO CRANIAL AND BACK WITH NO SUCCESS. I USED LIFE SAVER, BUT AT THAT POINT DR. (B)(6) CHOSE NOT TO CONTINUE WITH THE ROBOT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00524Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-27FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00525ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS THE INTRA-OP SPINE CASE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE TEAM COULDN'T GET THE AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION. IT HAD BEEN DONE ANOTHER SCAN WITH THE SAME RESULT. AFTER THE REGISTRATION WAS DONE MANUALLY, THE SURGEON NOTICED SOME NAVIGATION SHIFTS. THE ROBOTIC CASE WAS ABORTED AND DONE TRADITIONALLY. NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PATIENT.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00525Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-21379da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2023-21379Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-20428da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OBSERVED DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON INFORMED THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT RECURRENT INCIDENCES OF PATIENT INJURY INVOLVING THE 12MM CANNULA THAT IS PLACED LATERALLY IN THE 8TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE (ICS) DURING PULMONARY LOBECTOMY CASES. INJURIES INCLUDE PORT SITE BRUISING, ABRASIONS AND HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN 25% OF PATIENTS. PER THE SURGEON, THIS IS DUE TO THE CANNULA RUBBING AGAINST THE RIB (INTERNALLY) ABOVE THE ICS WHEN ANGLING UPWARDS. THIS RECURRENT ISSUE WAS THE FOCUS OF AN INTERNAL STUDY CONDUCTED BY SITE RADIOLOGISTS. ADDITIONALLY, PATIENTS EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE PAIN. DURING FOLLOW UP WITH THE ISI CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR), IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRUISING AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE IS OCCURRING DESPITE CORRECT USE OF THE REMOTE CENTER CANNULA INDICATORS AND WAS SAID THAT IT WAS TYPICALLY CAUSED BY THE ANGLE NEEDED ON THE UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) DURING STAPLING.
cause not established2955842-2023-20428Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-27FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2024-00228ExcelsiusGPS
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 HARDWARE ERROR. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
cause not established3004142400-2024-00228Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2023-10-26FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2023-00188ExcelsiusGPS
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 LARGE BLEED.
cause not established3004142400-2023-00188Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗