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Death reported2021-10-05FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2021-00244ExcelsiusGPS
ExcelsiusGPS — Death report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN EXCELSIUS ROBOT WAS IN USE WHEN A PATIENT EXPERIENCED ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS AND PASSED AWAY.
cause not established3004142400-2021-00244Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-04FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11774da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿HELLER MYOTOMY PERFORATION: ROBOTIC VISUALIZATION DECREASES PERFORATION RATE AND REVISIONAL SURGERY IS A PERFORATION RISK¿ (ENGWALL-GILL, A. J., SOLEIMANI, T. ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, A POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOTED: "ONLY ONE PATIENT, WHO WAS IN THE ROBOTIC GROUP, SHOWED A LEAK ON POSTOPERATIVE ESOPHAGRAM. THIS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO HER PROLONGED POSTOPERATIVE STAY. THIS PATIENT HAD SUSTAINED A PERFORATION AT HER ORIGINAL LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY AND THEN SUSTAINED PERFORATION AGAIN WHILE UNDERGOING REVISIONAL ROBOTIC SURGERY. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THERE WAS MINIMAL LEAK OF CONTRAST INTO A CONTAINED PERFORATION, WHICH RESPONDED TO SUPPORTIVE MEASURES, ANTIBIOTICS, AND NUTRITION. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A TOTAL OF 11 DAYS DUE TO AN EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION OF PNEUMONIA." ISI HAS REACHED OUT TO THE AUTHOR TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
cause not established2955842-2021-11774Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-04FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2022-00019ROSA 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 THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A ROBOTIC ASSISTED TKA SURGERY AND THE CUTS PERFORMED ON THE TIBIA WERE 4MM OFF (OVERCUT) FROM PLANNED RESECTION VALUES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A LARGER POLY INSERT (16 MM) WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2022-00019Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-02FDA MAUDEStryker3005985723-2021-00175Mako 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: BILATERAL MAKO THA PROCEDURE (DA APPROACH), RIGHT SIDE COMPLETED FIRST WITHOUT ISSUE. SWITCHED OFF AND MOVED ROBOT TO LEFT SIDE SIDE TO PREP FOR LEFT SIDE OF BILATERAL HIP, REBOOTED AND FOUND BOTH MAKO MONITORS DISPLAYING A SCREEN WITH BLINKING SQUARE PROGRESS BAR (I RECORDED VIDEO OF IT TO UPLOAD). THIS SCREEN COULD NOT BE ALTERED WITH SOFT REBOOT. COMPLETED HARD REBOOT AND SAME SCREEN REAPPEARED. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE LOGIN SCREEN APPEARED AND PROCEEDED TO RE-HOME ROBOT. I DIDN¿T THINK MUCH OF THIS STARTUP ISSUE UNTIL AN ISSUE DEVELOPED WHEN SURGEON BEGAN REAMING ACETABULUM. SURGEON REAMED MEDIAL TO PLAN WITH THE MAKO CAUSING A PROTRUSIO. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OKAY (REGISTRATION PASSED FINE, BOTH CHECKPOINTS PASSED, OFFSET REAMER ORIENTATION 90-DEG MATCHING ROBOT, REAMER SIZE BASKET ETC). PREPLAN WAS MEDIALISED FROM NATIVE CENTRE OF ROTATION BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT THROUGH MEDIAL WALL. SURGEON FIXED SITUATION WITH BONE GRAFT IMPACTION TO PLUG IT USING REVERSE REAM AND WE USED MAKO TO IMPACT CUP (PROUD 6MM WHICH CLINICALLY WAS SEATED WELL AND WOULD SUGGEST THE MEASUREMENT OF CUP IMPACTION TO PLAN BASED OFF THE DEEPEST OVER-REAM WAS ACCURATE. FINAL REDUCTION NUMBERS WERE CLINICA
cause not established3005985723-2021-00175StrykerRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11231da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 02-SEP-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF AN UPDATES IN SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿FEASIBILITY AND SAFETY OF ROBOTIC-ASSISTED TOTAL PANCREATECTOMY (RATP): THIS STUDY INCLUDES PATIENTS OPERATED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2008 AND DECEMBER 2019: A PILOT WESTERN SERIES¿ (KAUFFMANN, E. F., NAPOLI, N., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING WAS NOTED: "REGARDING THE MAIN ENDPOINT OF THIS STUDY, AS SHOWN IN TABLE 3, SEVERE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS DEVELOPED IN 6 PATIENTS (24.0%) AFTER RATP AND IN 13 PATIENTS (26.0%) AFTER OTP (P=0.85)." ISI HAS REACHED OUT TO THE AUTHOR TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BUT HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
cause not established2955842-2021-11231Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Death reported2021-10-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11232da 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: ON 30-AUG-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF AN UPDATES IN SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿IMPACT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON THE EARLY EXPERIENCE OF ROBOTIC PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY¿ (CHAO, Y. J., LIAO, T. K., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "ALL OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED USING THE DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM. TWO PATIENTS (2.9%) WERE CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY IN THE OBESE GROUP DUE TO SEVERE INFLAMMATION AT THE PANCREATIC HEAD AND TUMOR ADHESIVE TO THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN AND NONE IN THE NORMAL-WEIGHT AND OVERWEIGHT GROUPS. THIRTY THREE PATIENTS EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS WITH AN OVERALL COMPLICATION RATE OF 51.5%, AND THE MAJOR COMPLICATION RATE (CLAVIEN GRADE = III) WAS 19.1%. THERE WERE 17.6% CLINICALLY RELEVANT POST-OPERATIVE PANCREATIC FISTULA (CR-POPF) (16.1% GRADE B POPF, 1.5% GRADE C POPF), 8.9% GRADE B/C POST PANCREATECTOMY HEMORRHAGE (PPH), 11.8% GRADE B/C DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING (DGE), AND 5.9% BILE LEAKAGE. TWELVE PATIENTS (17.6%) HAD PERIPANCREATIC FLUID COLLECTIONS, AND EIGHT OF THEM REQUIRED DRAINAGE. ONE PATIENT REQUIRED REOPERATION DUE TO FAILED EMBOLIZATION OF THE PSEU
cause not established2955842-2021-11232Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-01FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2021-00137Mazor X
Mazor X — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ABSTRACT: MULTIPLE-ROD CONSTRUCTS (MRCS) ARE OFTEN USED IN DEFORMITY CORRECTION FOR INCREASED STABILITY AND RIGIDITY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO REPORTS SHOWING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PLACEMENT OF MRCS IN ADULT DEFORMITY SURGERY AND ITS TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY THROUGH PREOPERATIVE SOFTWARE PLANNING. DATA WERE COLLECTED RETROSPECTIVELY FROM MEDICAL RECORDS OF SIX CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MINIMALLY INVASIVE MRCS WITH ROBOTICS PLANNING BY A SINGLE SURGEON AT AN ACADEMIC CENTER BETWEEN MARCH¿AUGUST 2020. A TOTAL OF SIX PATIENTS (4 FEMALES, MEAN AGE 69.7 YEARS) UNDERWENT MINIMALLY INVASIVE LONG-SEGMENT (6 +) POSTERIOR FIXATION WITH MULTIPLE RODS (3 +) USING THE MAZOR X STEALTH EDITION ROBOTICS PLATFORM. AVERAGE FOLLOW-UP WAS 14.3 MONTHS. ALL PATIENTS UNDERWENT OBLIQUE LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION (OLIF) AS A FIRST STAGE, FOLLOWED BY SECOND STAGE POSTERIOR FIXATION IN THE SAME DAY. THE MEAN NUMBER OF LEVELS POSTERIORLY INSTRUMENTED WAS 8.8. ONE PATIENT UNDERWENT 3 ROD FIXATION (1 ILIAC, 2 S2AI) AND 5 PATIENTS UNDERWENT QUAD ROD FIXATION (2 ILIAC, 2 S2AI). THE MEAN TIME TO SECURE ALL RODS WAS 8 MIN 36 S. MEAN IMPROVEMENT IN SPINOPELVIC PARAMETERS WAS -4.9 CM SAGITTAL VERTICAL AXIS, 18.0° LUM B
cause not established3005075696-2021-00137Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-10-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10961da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SUBJECT (B)(4) UNDERWENT ROBOT-ASSISTED ULTRA-LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION WITH PERIAORTIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION, TOTAL MESORECTAL EXCISION, PRIMARY LOW PELVIC COLOANAL ANASTOMOSIS USING THE DA VINCI SP SURGICAL SYSTEM AND LAPAROSCOPIC DIVERTING LOOP ILEOSTOMY. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SUBJECT MET ALL STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SIGNED THE INFORMED CONSENT. THE SUBJECT HAD VERY DIFFICULT ANATOMY IN PART DUE TO THE PREVIOUS STAGED PROCEDURE AND THE LOCATION OF THE LESION IN THE LOW RECTUM. AFTER OBTAINING SINGLE PORT ACCESS, THE PORT WAS PLACED, ROBOT WAS DOCKED, AND AN ADDITIONAL 12 MM PORT WAS PLACED IN THE RIGHT QUADRANT. PERIOAORTIC LYMPH NODE DISSECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE SPECIMEN WAS EXTRACORPOREALIZED BY UNDOCKING THE DA VINCI SP SYSTEM USING THE WOUND RETRACTOR PLACED AT THE UMBILICUS. THE ANVIL WAS THEN SECURED TO THE CIRCULAR LAP STAPLER (SIZE 29) WITH A PURSE STRING SUTURE. THE DA VINCI SP SYSTEM WAS THEN RE-DOCKED, PNEUMOPERITONEUM WAS REESTABLISHED AND A LOW PELVIC COLOANAL ANASTOMOSIS WAS CREATED WHICH WAS INTACT AND TENSION-FREE. THE DOUGHNUTS WERE CHECKED AND WERE INTACT. THE AIR INSUFFLATION TEST ALSO REVEALED NO BUBBLES OR LEAKS. AT THIS JUNCTURE, THE T
cause not established2955842-2022-10961Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemMW5105440da 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 ROBOTIC FORCE BIPOLAR INSTRUMENT WAS USED DURING THE CASE. "A SPRING?" BROKE DURING THE CASE. AT FIRST IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY FRAGMENTS FELL OFF INTO THE PATIENT. AN X-RAY WAS ORDERED AND TAKEN. NO DENSITIES WERE SEEN ON THE X-RAY. A NEW INSTRUMENT WAS OPENED AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED. THIS INSTRUMENT WILL BE SENT BACK TO INTUITIVE FOR EVALUATION AND REIMBURSEMENT; 3/12 LIVES REMAIN ON INSTRUMENT. THERE ARE NO APPARENT MISSING SCREWS NOR BROKEN CABLES UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, HOWEVER THE JAWS OF THE INSTRUMENT AREN'T ABLE TO BE OPENED ALL THE WAY. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).
cause not establishedMW5105440Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11221da 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 established2955842-2021-11221Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11222da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 03-SEP-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE, VIA AN ISI CLINICAL JOURNAL REVIEW, OF A JOURNAL HERNIA ARTICLE TITLED ¿COMPARISON OF PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES BETWEEN NON-OBESE AND OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING ROBOTIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR [RIHR]: A PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING ANALYSIS¿ (KUDSI, O. Y., BOU-AYASH, N., ET AL., 2021). A SINGLE-CENTER, ¿TEACHING COMMUNITY HOSPITAL,¿ RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF COLLECTED DATA SURROUNDING RIHR PROCEDURES WAS PERFORMED WITH THE STUDY PERIOD BEING BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2013 AND AUGUST 2020. PATIENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO NON-OBESE (< 30 KG/M2) AND OBESE (= 30 KG/M2) GROUPS. OF A TOTAL OF 547 PATIENTS, 414 WERE NON-OBESE AND 133 WERE OBESE. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE: ROBOTIC TRANSABDOMINAL PRE-PERITONEAL (RTAPP) INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: AFTER APPROPRIATE PREPARATION, A VERESS NEEDLE [NON-ISI PRODUCT] INSERTED INTO THE LEFT UPPER QUADRANT WAS USED TO ESTABLISH PNEUMOPERITONEUM. THREE 8.5 MM TROCARS WERE INSERTED 8 CM APART AND 4 CM ABOVE THE UMBILICUS LEVEL. THE PATIENT SIDE CART OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM (INTUITIVE SURGICAL, SUNNYVALE, CA) WAS DOCKED. POLYESTER MESH MATERIAL WAS USED. WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED: "IN
cause not established2955842-2021-11222Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11400da 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 established2955842-2021-11400Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-28FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00022Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT NOTIFIED THE PULMONOLOGY TEAM AT THE HOSPITAL TO PICK UP THE OXYGEN EQUIPMENT AS THE PATIENT DISCONTINUED OXYGEN THERAPY AND ASKED THAT THE EQUIPMENT BE PICKED UP.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00022Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11365da 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 established2955842-2021-11365Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-28FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11363da 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 established2955842-2021-11363Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11208da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 29-AUG-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ARTICLE TITLED, ¿COMPARISON OF SHORT-TERM SURGICAL OUTCOMES USING DA VINCI S, SI AND XI SURGICAL SYSTEM FOR ROBOTIC GASTRIC CANCER SURGERY¿ (OJIMA, T., NAKAMURA, M., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, AN OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A DA VINCI XI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS NOTED: A (B)(6) YEAR OLD MALE UNDERWENT A DA VINCI-ASSISTED DISTAL GASTRECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO OPEN DUE TO A "PORTAL VEIN INJURY." IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT LOST 2540 ML OF BLOOD DURING THIS PROCEDURE AND NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS A TOTAL OF 598 MINUTES
cause not established2955842-2021-11208Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-24FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11185da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 02-SEP-2021, DURING AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL JOURNAL REVIEW, INTUITIVE BECAME AWARE OF A SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿ROBOTIC TRANSAXILLARY LATERAL NECK DISSECTION FOR THYROID CANCER: LEARNING EXPERIENCE FROM 500 CASES¿ FROM JANUARY 2008 TO JULY 2019 WHEREBY WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AFTER DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: TRANSIENT HYPOCALCEMIA WAS THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATION (30.4%), FOLLOWED BY CHYLE LEAKAGE (5.2%), PERMANENT HYPOCALCEMIA (4.0%), TRANSIENT HOARSENESS (4.0%), AND SEROMA FORMATION (3.2%). FIVE (1.0%) PATIENTS HAD A PERMANENT RLN INJURY, AND THE NERVE WAS SACRIFICED DUE TO CANCER INVASION IN ONE PATIENT. THREE (0.6%) PATIENTS HAD HEMATOMA FORMATION, AND ONE OF THEM (0.2%) UNDERWENT BLEEDER LIGATION. TWO (0.4%) PATIENTS DEVELOPED HORNER¿S SYNDROME." THE JOURNAL ARTICLE CITED THAT, ¿FOLLOWING THE SURGERY, ALL PATIENTS RECEIVED LEVOTHYROXINE FOR THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) SUPPRESSION. ALL PATIENTS UNDERWENT RADIOACTIVE IODINE (RAI) ABLATION (3.7¿5.5 GBQ), POST-THERAPY WHOLE-BODY SCANS, AND DIAGNOSTIC WHOLE-BODY SCANS.¿ THE JOURNAL ARTICLE CITED THE FOLLOWING: "THIS STUDY AIMED TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECH
cause not established2955842-2021-11185Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-24FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11377da 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 established2955842-2021-11377Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11175da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF AN ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE ARTICLE TITLED, ¿RISK FACTORS FOR LYMPH NODE METASTASIS OF THE LEFT RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE IN PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA¿ (CHEN, C., MA, Z., SHANG, X. ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "THERE WERE 6 CASES WITH VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS (16.38%), 3 WITH ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE (3.19%), AND 10 WITH PULMONARY INFECTION (10.64%) AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE JOURNAL ARTICLE: THIS WAS A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT MCKEOWN MINIMALLY INVASIVE ESOPHAGECTOMY (MIE) (NO NEOADJUVANT THERAPY) AT TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY CANCER INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL (FROM JANUARY 2016 TO DECEMBER 2019). DA VINCI ROBOT-ASSISTED (DA VINCI SI/XI) AND THORACIC LAPAROSCOPIC VIDEO-ASSISTED MIE WERE PERFORMED IN 3 STAGES. FIRST, THORACOSCOPY OR THE DA VINCI ROBOT WAS USED TO MOBILIZE THE ESOPHAGUS AND DISSECT THE THORACIC LNS IN THE PRONE POSITION WITH THE RIGHT HAND HOLDING THE HEAD. SECOND, THORACOSCOPY OR THE DA VINCI ROBOT WAS USED TO CREATE THE GASTRIC CONDUIT AND DISSECT THE ABDOM
cause not established2955842-2021-11175Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11176da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 30-AUG-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A UPDATES IN SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿IMPACT OF BODY MASS INDEX ON THE EARLY EXPERIENCE OF ROBOTIC PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY¿ (CHAO, Y. J., LIAO, T. K., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "ALL OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED USING THE DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM. TWO PATIENTS (2.9%) WERE CONVERTED TO OPEN SURGERY IN THE OBESE GROUP DUE TO SEVERE INFLAMMATION AT THE PANCREATIC HEAD AND TUMOR ADHESIVE TO THE SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN AND NONE IN THE NORMAL-WEIGHT AND OVERWEIGHT GROUPS. THIRTY THREE PATIENTS EXPERIENCED COMPLICATIONS WITH AN OVERALL COMPLICATION RATE OF 51.5%, AND THE MAJOR COMPLICATION RATE (CLAVIEN GRADE = III) WAS 19.1%. THERE WERE 17.6% CLINICALLY RELEVANT POST-OPERATIVE PANCREATIC FISTULA (CR-POPF) (16.1% GRADE B POPF, 1.5% GRADE C POPF), 8.9% GRADE B/C POST PANCREATECTOMY HEMORRHAGE (PPH), 11.8% GRADE B/C DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING (DGE), AND 5.9% BILE LEAKAGE. TWELVE PATIENTS (17.6%) HAD PERIPANCREATIC FLUID COLLECTIONS, AND EIGHT OF THEM REQUIRED DRAINAGE. ONE PATIENT REQUIRED REOPERATION DUE TO FAILED EMBOLIZATION OF THE PSEUD
cause not established2955842-2021-11176Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11177da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A TRANSLATIONAL ANDROLOGY AND UROLOGY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC RETROPERITONEAL LEIOMYOSARCOMA RESECTION WITH INFERIOR VENA CAVA GRAFT REPLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT¿ (CHENG, G., RUAN, H., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "OWING TO THE UNEXPOSED SIGHT OF RIGHT RENAL ARTERY, THE ACCIDENTAL INJURY OCCURRED INTRAOPERATIVELY AND THUS THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM RIGHT RENAL INSUFFICIENCY WITH LOWER GFR RATE." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE ARTICLE: THE ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS DURING THE PROCEDURE WAS ABOUT 2,000 ML AND THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFUSED BLOOD PLASMA WITH 600 ML INTRAOPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT WAS GIVEN AN INFUSION OF HEPARIN (AN ANTICOAGULANT) INTRA-OPERATIVELY. MRI DONE AT 1 WEEK POST-OPERATIVELY SHOWED THAT THE CONTINUITY OF RIGHT RENAL ARTERY IMAGING WAS INTERRUPTED AND SIGNALING OF THE RIGHT KIDNEY WAS WEAKER THAN THE LEFT ONE, WHICH IMPLIED STRICTURE OF RIGHT RENAL ARTERY. DURING THE 3-MONTH FOLLOW-UP OF THE PATIENT, DYNAMIC RENOGRAPHY REVEALED THAT GFR OF THE RIGHT KIDNEY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED TO 27.4 ML/MIN, WHICH IND
cause not established2955842-2021-11177Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-23FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11355da 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 established2955842-2021-11355Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11171da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 08/29/2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A RETROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ARTICLE, VIA AN ISI CLINICAL JOURNAL REVIEW, FROM THE ¿JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY¿, TITLED, ¿ROBOTIC ABDOMINAL WALL REPAIR: ADOPTION AND EARLY OUTCOMES IN A LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER¿ (PEREIRA, X., LIMA, D. L., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, AN OPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING A ¿ROBOTIC-ASSISTED¿ PROCEDURE WAS NOTED. THE JOURNAL ARTICLE CITED, IN A ¿RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF ALL PATIENTS UNDERGOING ANY RAWR FROM JULY 1, 2016 TO MARCH 18, 2020¿, THAT DURING A ROBOTIC-ASSISTED ABDOMINAL WALL REPAIR (RAWR). THE JOURNAL ARTICLE CITED THAT THIS STUDY WAS CLASSIFIED BY SURGICAL MODALITY AS EITHER OPEN, LAPAROSCOPIC, OR ROBOTIC HERNIA REPAIR, OF 312 PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW, THERE WERE TWO REPORTED INTRAOPERATIVE EVENTS AND NINE OPERATIVE CONVERSIONS. 60 PATIENTS HAD AT LEAST ONE COMPLICATION AT 30 DAYS, AND THERE WAS ONE MAJOR INTRAOPERATIVE EVENT REQUIRING A DEVIATION OF THE PLANNED SURGERY AND PROLONGED ADMISSION. OF THE TWO ¿REPORTABLE INTRAOPERATIVE EVENTS: ONE REQUIRED A CHANGE IN THE INITIAL OPERATIVE PLAN AND HAD A HISTORY OF CIRRHOSIS AND CONTROLLED PORTAL HYPER
cause not established2955842-2021-11171Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-22FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11173da 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 established2955842-2021-11173Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-21FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11161da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON 08/28/2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿NEW TECHNIQUE OF ROBOT-ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER IMPLANTATION IN FEMALE BY A POSTERIOR APPROACH WITH INTRAOPERATIVE CYSTOSCOPIC MONITORING¿ (BROUDEUR, L., LOUBERSAC, T., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED: "TWENTY-FOUR PATIENTS WERE INCLUDED, THE MEDIAN AGE WAS 66 YEARS, 23/24 (96%) HAD PREVIOUS STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE (SUI) OR PROLAPSE SURGERY. TWO CONVERSIONS TO OPEN SURGERY DUE TO MAJOR PELVIC ADHESIONS AND POOR RESPIRATORY TOLERANCE TO PNEUMOPERITONEUM. 2 PATIENTS UNDERWENT MODIFICATIONS OF THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WITH ANTERIOR DISSECTION OF THE BLADDER NECK DUE TO MAJOR VESICOVAGINAL ADHESIONS. OVERALL, 20 PATIENTS UNDERWENT THE ROBOTIC POSTERIOR APPROACH. ELEVEN INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN 10 PATIENTS (50%) OCCURRED, INCLUDING 7 BLADDER INJURIES , 4 VAGINAL INJURIES, WITHOUT THE NEED TO STOP THE PROCEDURE. THE MEDIAN HOSPITAL STAY WAS 3 DAYS (2¿7). ONE ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER (AUS) WAS REMOVED AT 1 YEAR DUE TO VAGINAL EROSION." ISI MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP
cause not established2955842-2021-11161Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11325da 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 BROKE AND THE INSTRUMENT TIP WAS MISSING. THE SITE WAS CONTINUING THE PROCEDURE AS PLANNED AT THAT TIME. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DA VINCI COORDINATOR AT THE SITE AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (B)(6) 2021. THE FRAGMENT FROM THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS RETRIEVED MANUALLY BY THE SURGEON AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED, BUT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE THE FRAGMENT. THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE ISSUE OCCURRED AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE HARMONIC ACE WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT COLLISION AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED THROUGH THE CANNULA WITH THE WRIST STRAIGHTENED. THE CAUSE OF THE INSTRUMENT BREAKAGE WAS NOT KNOWN. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUMENT WAS REQUESTED TO BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, THE CUSTOMER WAS UNSURE IF IT WOULD BE RETURNED. NO IMAGES OR PROCEDURE VIDEOS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.
cause not established2955842-2021-11325Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Property damage only2021-09-19Japan NITEA202200442Electric vacuum cleaner (self-propelled/robot type), model SY-111
Electric vacuum cleaner (self-propelled/robot type), model SY-111 — A self-propelled (robot) vacuum cleaner caught fire while connected to its charging stand at a residence in Chiba Prefecture, burning the unit and the surrounding area. NITE's investigation found a lithium-ion battery cell had likely overheated and ignited, but due to the severity of the burn damage it could not conclusively determine whether the product itself was the cause. No injuries were reported.
cause not establishedA202200442Read the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-17FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11284da 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 ORIGINALLY REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED OVARIAN CYSTECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT WAS BENT TO THE LEFT AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED THROUGH THE CANNULA. THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE CANULA WERE REMOVED TOGETHER FROM THE PATIENT. UPON REMOVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT FRAGMENTS FROM THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE MISSING AND HAD FALLEN INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON LOCATED AND RETRIEVED TWO FRAGMENTS, BUT THEY DID NOT EQUAL THE SIZE OF THE PIECE THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY. THE LOCATION OF THE MISSING FRAGMENT(S) WAS UNKNOWN. ON 30-SEPTEMBER-2021, ISI CONTACTED THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR (THE ORIGINAL REPORTER) AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT. THE MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED BEFORE THE PROCEDURE AND THERE WAS NOTHING NOTED OUT OF THE ORDINARY. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE MCS TO BE DAMAGED AND DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS AN INSTRUMENT COLLISION. A ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT OF AN UNKNOWN TYPE WAS USED TO RETRIEVE THE FRAGMENTS. THEY DID AN X-RAY, BUT NO FRAGMENTS WERE VISIBLE. NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE FRAGMENTS. SHE IS NOT AWAR
cause not established2955842-2021-11284Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-14FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2021-00023ROSA 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 THAT DURING ROBOTIC ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED APPROXIMATELY 1-2MM OF FEMORAL NOTCHING. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
cause not established0009617840-2021-00023Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-14FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-11920da 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 RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY WITH LYMPHADENECTOMY PROCEDURE, A PATIENT HAD REACHED OUT TO THE SURGEON; STATING A POST-OPERATIVE ¿BURN ON HIS UMBILICUS¿ WAS IDENTIFIED. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AFFECTED AREA WERE SUPPLIED TO THE SURGEON BY THE PATIENT. THE IMAGES DEPICTED A ¿PRESSURE ULCER,¿ WHICH THE SURGEON INDICATED WERE FROM A 3RD PARTY 12MM DISPOSABLE CANNULA DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROCEDURE, THE CANNULA MAY HAVE BEEN RUBBING UP AGAINST THE PATIENT POSSIBLY CAUSING THE ULCER. THE SURGEON BELIEVES THAT THE PRESSURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE CANNULA MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS. THE INITIAL DA VINCI PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO KNOWN OR REPORTED INJURY. ON (B)(6) 2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT FROM THE CONSOLE SURGEON: THE SURGEON STATED THAT, ¿BELOW THE UMBILICUS IS JUST THE CLOSED PORT SITE WITH STERI-STRIPS AND DRIED BLOOD,¿ AND THAT ¿THE CRESCENT SHAPED RED AREAS¿ ABOVE THE UMBILICUS IS WHERE THE ARM PROBABLY PUSHED DOWN AND CAUSED THE PRESSURE ON A ¿DISPOSABLE 10/12 THIRD PARTY TROCAR BY ETHICON.¿ THE SURGEON SAID THAT IT APPEARS TO BE AN ABDOMINAL ¿P
cause not established2955842-2022-11920Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-14FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11861da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: ON (B)(6) 2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC (ISI) RECEIVED FDA VOLUNTARY REPORT #MW5105057 WITH THE FOLLOWING EVENT DESCRIPTION: "HAD A ROBOTIC RECTOPEXY AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL. UPON DISCHARGE ON (B)(6) 2021 I CHANGED THE DRESSING AT THE OPERATIVE SITE AND NOTICED A ¿HOLE¿ OR POSSIBLE BURNED TISSUE WHICH I REPORTED TO MY PHYSICIAN ON (B)(6) 2021, AND (B)(6) 2021. SINCE HE DID SEE THE WOUNDS POST OP. HE WAS PUZZLED AND HAS REFERRED ME TO THE WOULD CARE CLINIC. I BELIEVE THE HOSPITAL USED THE DA VINCI ROBOTIC SYSTEM AS OF 2013 OR 2014. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE (MY PHYSICIAN HAS DONE OVER 400 PROCEDURES), I UNDERSTAND THAT HEAT RELATED INJURIES CAN HAPPEN WHEN SPARKS COME FROM MICROSCOPIC ¿CRACKS¿ THAT MAY / MAY NOT BE SEEN FROM THE CAMERA¿S FIELD OF VISION." THE MEDWATCH REPORT WAS LABELED WITH THE "TYPE OF EVENT" AS "SERIOUS INJURY¿ AND "OUTCOMES ATTRIBUTED TO ADVERSE EVENT" AS "REQUIRED INTERVENTION." IN ADDITION, THE INITIAL REPORTER (A PATIENT) ELECTED TO NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THEREFORE, NO CONTACT INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
cause not established2955842-2021-11861Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-03FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-13467da 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 DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER NOTED THAT THE CURVED BLADE OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS BROKEN. THE ETHICON GENERATOR SCREEN DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING A HIGH PRESSURE BETWEEN THE ULTRASOUND KNIFE BLADES. THE SURGICAL STAFF REMOVED THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT TO CLEAN THE BLADES AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE SURGICAL FIELD TO USE; HOWEVER, THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT BLADE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AFTER ONE MINUTE OF USE. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WITH A BACK-UP INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ON 29-SEP-2021, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT WAS REPORTEDLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE, AND NO ISSUES WERE NOTED. THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING TISSUE DISSOCIATION AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR HARD MATERIAL DURING THE PROCEDURE. A FRAGMENT FROM THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PRO
cause not established2955842-2023-13467Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-02FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11291da 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 established2955842-2021-11291Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11230da 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 established2955842-2021-11230Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-09-01FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11216da 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 established2955842-2021-11216Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11280da 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 established2955842-2021-11280Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11279da 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 established2955842-2021-11279Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-27FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2022-10960da 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: (B)(6) (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE SUBJECT) IS A 76-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE WITH BMI 27.35 AND ASA CLASSIFICATION III, NON-SMOKER WITH A MEDICAL HISTORY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (STAGE 3), ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION (ON TREATMENT WITH AMLODIPINE AND CARVEDILOL), RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, ARRYTHMIA (ON ELIQUIS, STOPPED THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE LAR PROCEDURE), DIABETES MELLITUS, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (1968), SLEEP APNEA AND COMPLETE HEARING LOSS IN THE LEFT EAR. HE ALSO HAS A SURGICAL HISTORY OF RIGHT KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT IN 2013 AND ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR IN 2018. HE HAS BEEN VACCINATED FOR COVID-19 IN (B)(6) 2021. THE SUBJECT HAD A HISTORY OF DIARRHEA OVER SEVERAL MONTHS LEADING TO HOSPITALIZATION WITH HYPOTENSION AND DEHYDRATION. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH A RECTAL MASS ON FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SUBJECT MET ALL STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND SIGNED THE INFORMED CONSENT. ON (B)(6) 2021, THE SUBJECT UNDERWENT ROBOT-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR COLON RESECTION AND PRIMARY COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS PROCEDURE USING THE DA VINCI SP SURGICAL SYSTEM. AFTER GAINING ACCESS AND INTRODUCING THE SINGLE PORT DEVICE, A 12 MM ACCESSORY PORT WA
cause not established2955842-2022-10960Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-20FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11282da 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 established2955842-2021-11282Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-19FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2023-13402da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, A METAL PIECE CAME OUT OF THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT AND FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT WITH A BACK-UP INSTRUMENT OF THE SAME KIND AND COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
cause not established2955842-2023-13402Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-17FDA MAUDEZimmer Biomet0009617840-2021-00021ROSA 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 THAT DURING A ROBOTIC ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE PLANNED AND VALIDATED RIGHT FEMORAL CUTS. THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT IMPACT REPORTED.
cause not established0009617840-2021-00021Zimmer BiometRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-11FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11212da 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 NEOBLADDER SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS LATER RETRIEVED FROM AN ASSISTANT PORT. THE CUSTOMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ITEM TO FALL OFF. THERE WAS NO INSTRUMENT COLLISION OR BENT TIPS. THE CUSTOMER INSPECTED THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY AND NOTED IT WAS DAMAGED. 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 MCS INSTRUMENT AND THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY NOTED. THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS RETRIEVED. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT TO CONTINUE. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. NO INSTRUMENT COLLISION WAS NOTED. THE SURGICAL STAFF DID NOT FEEL ANY RESISTANCE UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE MCS INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE CANNULA. THE INSTRUMENT WRIST WAS STRAIGHTENED UPON REMOVAL. THE SURGICAL STAFF NOTICED THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS TORN AFT
cause not established2955842-2021-11212Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-09FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2021-00161ExcelsiusGPS
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 WAS MISPLACED AT LS1 AND RIGHT S1, RESULTING IN A DURAL TEAR, WHICH WAS REPAIRED INTRA-OPERATIVELY.
cause not established3004142400-2021-00161Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-09FDA MAUDEAuris HealthMonarch Platform3014447948-2021-00026Monarch Platform
Monarch Platform — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A MONARCH-ASSISTED BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE, PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX. THE PNEUMOTHORAX WAS DISCOVERED DURING POST-OP CHECK VIA A CHEST X-RAY. THE LOCATION OF THE TARGET AND PNEUMOTHORAX WAS RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED, AND PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION. THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED ON 8/11/21 AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED.
cause not established3014447948-2021-00026Auris HealthMonarch PlatformRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-08-02FDA MAUDEMedtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor X3005075696-2021-00099Mazor 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 LEFT T3 TRAJECTORY WAS MEDIAL BY LESS THAN 3.5 MM DURING AN OPEN T3 - L2 PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON PLANNED THE CASE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO THE CASE. A DUAL CLAMP WAS USED TO MOUNT THE SURGICAL SYSTEM TO THE PATIENT. REGISTRATION WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AND NO SHIFTS WERE NOTICED. THE SURGEON STARTED THE CASE AT L2 AND ALL SCREWS WERE PLACED ACCURATELY PRIOR TO REACHING RIGHT T3. MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO DUAL-CLAMP INTERFERENCE WITH THE PLANNED TRAJECTORIES. NAVIGATION WAS USED AND CHECKED REGULARLY DURING THE CASE. THE SURGEON CHECKED INSTRUMENTS ON THE ARM GUIDE AND PATIENT ANATOMY. WHEN THE SURGEON WAS DRILLING THE RIGHT T3 SCREW, THEY NOTICED CSF FLUID AND THE DRILL HAD BREACHED IN THE MEDIAL DIRECTION. NO SCREW WAS PLACED. NAVIGATION WAS CHECKED PRIOR TO DRILLING T3 DUE TO POSSIBLE SOFT TISSUE PRESSURE AT THE TOP OF THE INCISION. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY LOSS OF MOTOR FUNCTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SURGEON ABORTED THE USE OF THE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, REMEDIED THE CSF LEAK, REPAIRED THE DURA, AND THEN
cause not established3005075696-2021-00099Medtronic plc — Surgical RoboticsMazor XRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-07-30FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-11040da 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 established2955842-2021-11040Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-07-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-10983da 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 THYROIDECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, WHILE CUTTING TISSUE, THE CUSTOMER FOUND THE TIP OF THE WHITE PAD OF THE HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE INSTRUMENT AND INTO THE PATIENT. THE INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED RIGHT AWAY. A DIFFERENT BACKUP DA VINCI INSTRUMENT WAS USED TO CONTINUE, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WITH NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND BROKE WHILE IT WAS BEING USED FOR DISSECTING TISSUE. ALL THE FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE AND CONFIRMED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION. NO ADDITIONAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS REQUIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE BREAKAGE TO OCCUR AS THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY HARD MATERIALS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. THE SURGEON DID NOT NOTICE ANY ISSUES WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT. THE FRAGMENTS DID NOT FALL INSIDE THE PATIENT DURING AN INSTRUMENT TIP OR ACCESSORY COLLISION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS NOT REMOVED D
cause not established2955842-2021-10983Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-07-29FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-10982da Vinci Surgical System
da Vinci Surgical System — Injury report filed with FDA (MAUDE). A MAUDE report does not establish that the device caused the outcome. Reported narrative: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER OBSERVED THE SCISSORS TIP/SLEEVE COVER FELL OFF INTRAOPERATIVELY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (B)(6) 2021. THE CHARGE NURSE REPORTED THEY SHE WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE REPORTED ISSUE; HOWEVER, WAS CALLED INTO THE ROOM AFTER THE ISSUE OCCURRED AND ASSISTED THE STAFF. THE CHARGE NURSE INFORMED THAT THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSOR (MCS) INSTRUMENT AND MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WERE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE. THE INSTALLATION TOOL WAS USED AND NO ORANGE SURFACE WAS VISIBLE AFTER THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY WAS INSTALLED. THE STAFF INFORMED THE CHARGE NURSE THAT DURING THE CASE, THEY HAD OBSERVED THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY STARTING TO SLIDE OFF AND DECIDED TO REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT. HOWEVER, AT THE MOMENT THEY REMOVED THE INSTRUMENT THROUGH THE TROCAR, THE MCS TIP COVER ACCESSORY FELL OFF AND INTO THE PATIENT. IT WAS NOTED THE PROCEDURE HAD BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY LUBRICANT WAS USED PRIOR TO THE MCS TIP COVER ACCE
cause not established2955842-2021-10982Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-07-28FDA MAUDEGlobus MedicalExcelsiusGPS3004142400-2021-00164ExcelsiusGPS
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 REPRESENTATIVE FROM (B)(6) THAT DRILLING AT L4 TRAJECTORY CAUSED EXCESSIVE BLEEDING TO PATIENT THAT WAS FIXED INTRAOPERATIVELY.
cause not established3004142400-2021-00164Globus MedicalExcelsiusGPSRead the record ↗Not graded by the source2021-07-26FDA MAUDEIntuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical System2955842-2021-10966da 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 PLASTIC FROM A SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CONTACTED THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR AT THE SITE ON 09-AUG-2021 AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: BOTH THE FRAGMENT AND THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE RETURNED TO ISI. THEY RETRIEVED THE FRAGMENT WITH A LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT. SHE ESTIMATED THE INSTRUMENT WAS IN USE FOR 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT BROKE. NO POST-OPERATIVE TESTS WERE PERFORMED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY COMPLICATIONS TO THE PATIENT POST-PROCEDURE. THE SURGEON DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT TO BREAK. THE INSTRUMENT JUST FINISHED SEALING AND CUTTING TISSUE WHEN A PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL OFF THE SYNCROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE INSTRUMENT DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER INSTRUMENT OR WITH ANY HARD OBJECT. THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR DID NOT WANT TO SHARE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION.
cause not established2955842-2021-10966Intuitive Surgical, Inc.da Vinci Surgical SystemRead the record ↗