DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2022-12156
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 13, 2022
- Date of Event
- May 16, 2022
- Report Date
- May 16, 2022
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874110744
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SP
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
AN ISI FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. FSE WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. THE FSE REPLACED THE MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM) TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI RECEIVED THE REPLACED MTM INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED THE DEVICE EVALUATION. FAILURE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATION REPRODUCED THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS REPRODUCED DURING CALIBRATION VIA TESTING. INVESTIGATION IDENTIFIED COMPONENT FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE GRIP LEVER, INNER GRIP SPRING, OUTER GRIP SPRING WERE PERFORMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE SITE'S COMPLAINT HISTORY DOES NOT SHOW ANY ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS PRODUCT AND/OR THIS EVENT. NO IMAGE OR PROCEDURE VIDEO WAS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. VERIFICATION VIA RFE LOGS CONFIRMS THE OCCURRENCE OF A PROCEDURE ON THE REPORTED EVENT DATE OF (B)(6) 2022 MATCHING THE DOCUMENTED EVENT DETAILS. NO FURTHER REVIEW IS REQUIRED AS THE LOGS WERE REVIEWED/ANALYZED AS PART OF THE ISI TSE AND ISI FSE'S INVESTIGATION THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: THE MTM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFTER THE START OF THE PROCEDURE. WHILE THERE WAS NO HARM OR INJURY TO THE PATIENT, SYSTEM UNAVAILABILITY AFTER THE START OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE COULD LIKELY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN ADVERSE EVENT IF IT WERE TO RECUR AS IT MAY LEAD TO AN INJURY DUE TO THE PATIENT¿S INABILITY TO TOLERATE A CONVERSION/ABORTION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED CHOLECYSTECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE INSTRUMENTS ON UNIVERSAL SIDE MANIPULATOR (USM) ARMS 1 AND 2 WOULD NOT CLOSE. PRIOR TO CALLING TECHNICAL SUPPORT, THE SITE RESTARTED THE SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) REQUESTED THEY RESEAT THE STERILE ADAPTER AND CHECK THAT THE DISKS WERE SPINNING, BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT. THE INSTRUMENT WORKED NORMALLY IN USM ARM 4. THE SURGEON MENTIONED THAT THE LEFT MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM), WHICH WAS CONTROLLING USM ARMS 1 AND 2, WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. TSE REVIEWED THE LOGS AND DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. THE SURGEON STATED THEY COULD END SURGERY WITHOUT THE DA VINCI SYSTEM AND NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY WAS CHECKED UPON POWERING ON THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM INITIALLY POWERED ON WITHOUT ERRORS. NO PATIENT INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AT THE END OF SURGERY. THEY WERE ABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE DA VINCI SYSTEM. THE LARGE BOWEL ANASTOMOSIS WAS PERFORMED BY THE TIME OF THE ISSUE AND THEY WERE IN THE FINAL OBSERVATION OF THE ANATOMY PART. THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE PROCEDURE WITH THE RIGHT HAND (RIGHT MTM ARM), BECAUSE ALL THE SURGICAL MOVEMENTS WERE FINISHED AND THEY WERE GOING TO UNDOCK THE PATIENT SIDE CART IN A FEW MINUTES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1688807 | DAVINCI XI | SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE, SMART PEDALS | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380677-21 | N/A | 00886874110744 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |