FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 13518864 · Received February 11, 2022

Report

Report Number
2955842-2022-10234
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 11, 2022
Date of Event
October 30, 2021
Report Date
January 18, 2022
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED. A SITE COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS UNABLE TO BE CONDUCTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO LACK OF INSTRUMENT DETAIL AND LACK OF SPECIFIC EVENT/PROCEDURE DETAILS. NO IMAGE OR VIDEO CLIP FOR THE REPORTED EVENT WAS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT LOG REVIEWS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO A LACK OF SYSTEM, PROCEDURE, AND INSTRUMENT DETAILS. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: WITHIN THE CLINICAL ARTICLE TITLED, ¿POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF ROBOTIC TOTAL GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE COHORT STUDY," IT IS NOTED THAT 15 PATIENTS EXPERIENCED GRADE A FISTULAS IN THE RTG GROUP. THE CAUSE OF THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN WAS MEDICAL INTERVENTION, IF ANY, WAS RENDERED DUE TO THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON 18-JAN-2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF ROBOTIC SURGERY ARTICLE TITLED, ¿POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES OF ROBOTIC TOTAL GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE COHORT STUDY¿ (KUMAMOTO, T., ISHIDA, Y., ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WERE NOTED: "GRADE A FISTULAS WERE OBSERVED IN 15 PATIENTS (57.7%) IN THE RTG (ROBOTIC TOTAL GASTRECTOMY) GROUP AND 18 PATIENTS (62.1%) IN THE LTG (LAPAROSCOPIC TOTAL GASTRECTOMY) GROUP (P = 0.603). AMONG PATIENTS WITH BMI = 25 KG/M2, GRADE A FISTULAS WERE OBSERVED IN 2 PATIENTS (33.3%) IN THE RTG GROUP AND 6 (75%) PATIENTS IN THE LTG GROUP (P = 0.277). AMONG PATIENTS WITH BMI < 25 KG/M2, GRADE A FISTULAS WERE OBSERVED IN 13 PATIENTS (65%) IN THE RTG GROUP AND 12 (57.1%) IN THE LTG GROUP (P = 0.751)." ISI HAS REACHED OUT TO THE AUTHOR TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENTS; HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
111359 DAVINCI XI PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380652-41 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES