DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2022-10249
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 14, 2022
- Date of Event
- October 28, 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
- TU
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSES OF THE PATIENTS' OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF A DEFICIENCY OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTATION OR ACCESSORIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPORTED INCIDENTS. THEREFORE, THERE ARE NO PRODUCTS EXPECTED FOR RETURN TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS EVALUATION. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. A REVIEW OF THE SITE'S COMPLAINT HISTORY DOES NOT SHOW ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS PRODUCT AND/OR THIS EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT LOGS WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO LACK OF SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT DETAIL, EVENT/PROCEDURE DATE, AND CONFIRMATION OF SITE LOCATION. NO IMAGE OR VIDEO CLIP FOR THE REPORTED EVENT WAS SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: WITHIN THE JOURNAL OF KIDNEY CANCER AND VHL ARTICLE TITLED, ¿PREDICTING STRICT TRIFECTA OUTCOMES AFTER ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: COMPARISON OF RENAL, PADUA, AND C-INDEX SCORES,¿ IT IS NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCED POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL INTERVENTION. THE CAUSES OF THE POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION FROM THE AUTHOR OF THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY OCCURRED.
INTUITIVE BECAME AWARE OF A JOURNAL OF KIDNEY CANCER AND VHL ARTICLE TITLED, ¿PREDICTING STRICT TRIFECTA OUTCOMES AFTER ROBOT-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY: COMPARISON OF RENAL, PADUA, AND C-INDEX SCORES¿ (KARAMIK, K., AKTAS, Y. ET AL., 2021). WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING A DA VINCI SURGICAL PROCEDURE WERE NOTED. ¿ALL 91 RAPN OPERATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT BY TWO SURGEONS (MS AND MA) USING THE DA VINCI XI ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM (INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., SUNNYVALE, CA, USA). THE COMPLICATIONS INCLUDED HEMORRHAGE NECESSITATING BLOOD TRANSFUSION (N = 8), URINE LEAK NECESSITATING JJ URETERAL STENT PLACEMENT, AND ILEUS RESOLVED WITH MEDICAL THERAPY (N = 1).¿ INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE AUTHOR AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: THE PATIENTS INCLUDED IN THE STUDY HAD UNDERGONE ROBOTIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURES BETWEEN JUNE 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 2020. NO SPECIFIC PROCEDURE/EVENT DATES WERE PROVIDED. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION THAT A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM/INSTRUMENT/ACCESSORY OCCURRED DURING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT INVOLVED THE OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. THERE WERE NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. THERE WERE 10 POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. URINOMA OCCURRED IN 1 PATIENT WHICH WAS RESOLVED BY PLACING A JJ STENT. ILEUS OCCURRED IN 1 PATIENT WHICH PASSED AFTER 2 DAYS OF NO ORAL INTAKE. IN 8 PATIENTS, HEMOGLOBIN DECREASED DUE TO BLEEDING AND ERYTHROCYTE SUSPENSION WAS INSERTED. ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR, THE COMPLICATIONS MENTIONED ARE THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATIONS AFTER PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY AND FURTHER EXPLAINED, "IT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO A SPECIFIC CAUSE. IT MAY OCCUR ON A PATIENT BASIS, DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF THE OPERATION, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE TUMOR, AND POST-OPERATIVE MOBILIZATION PROBLEMS."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1845493 | DAVINCI XI | PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380652-22 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |