FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DA VINCI SP

MDR report key: 14902892 · Received July 4, 2022

Report

Report Number
2955842-2022-12780
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 4, 2022
Date of Event
June 3, 2022
Report Date
June 3, 2022
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874114742
PMA / PMN Number
K182371
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KS
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE MONOPOLAR ENERGY WAS NOT ACTIVATED WITH ERROR 32208 AND THE 4 LEDS OF THE ENERGY SHIELD MONITOR (ESM) WAS BLINKING AMBER. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED WITH TROUBLESHOOTING. AFTER COMPLETING THE LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE FSE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE WHEN CONNECTING THE MONOPOLAR CABLE TO THE ESM. THE FSE REPLACED THE ESM, AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THE ESM UNIT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS REPLICATED. THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED INTO THE TEST SYSTEM AND IT FAILED. ALL LEDS WERE BLINK AMBER. THE CSM BOARD WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. A REVIEW OF THE VIDEO CLIP WAS CONDUCTED BY AN ISI CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER. THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED: THE LED LIGHTS ON THE ESM ARE ALL FLASHING IN THE ONE SECOND VIDEO, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN MAKE OF IT. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: THE CUSTOMER CONVERTED AFTER THE START OF THE PROCEDURE DUE TO ERROR MESSAGE ON THE EXTERNAL MONITOR. 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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED CHOLECYSTECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE ENERGY SHIELD MONITOR (ESM) DISPLAYED ERROR 32208. THE CUSTOMER PERFORMED POWER CYCLE OF THE SYSTEM WITH THE ESM WITH NO CHANGE. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) REVIEWED THE EVENT LOGS VIA ONSITE AND FOUND RECOVERABLE FAULT 32208 POINTED TO CAUTERY SHIELD MONITOR (CSM), WHICH WAS THE ESM¿S NODE. THE TSE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO REPLACE THE ENERGY CABLE AND THE INSTRUMENT. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE PERSISTED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ENERGY CABLE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY WITH NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CUSTOMER FOUND NO ISSUES DURING SET UP OF THE SYSTEM. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEDURE WHEN THE CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO USE THE MONOPOLAR ENERGY. THERE WERE NO INTRA-OPERATIVE OR POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS. THE CUSTOMER BELIEVED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTION. VIDEO RECORDING OF THE PROCEDURE WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. INFORMATION REGARDING PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS, RELEVANT TESTING, AND MEDICAL HISTORY WERE REQUESTED HOWEVER, THE REPORTER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1609461 DA VINCI SP VISION SYSTEM CART NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380941-45 N/A 00886874114742

Patients

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