FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 15031864 · Received July 15, 2022

Report

Report Number
2955842-2022-12972
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 15, 2022
Date of Event
June 16, 2022
Report Date
June 17, 2022
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874110898
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SP
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSE OF THE OPERATIVE COMPLICATION CANNOT BE DETERMINED. ISI HAS NOT RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT INVOLVED WITH THIS EVENT FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS EVALUATION. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. A SYSTEM LOG REVIEW WAS PERFORMED FOR THIS PROCEDURE: NO RELEVANT ERRORS WERE OBSERVED DURING THIS PROCEDURE. THE LOGS SHOW THAT THE ONLY BIPOLAR INSTRUMENT USED DURING THE CASE WAS A FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT (PART #471205-17; LOT #K1120110-0006). PER THE LOGS, THE FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT WAS USED FOR A DURATION OF 1 HOUR AND 23 MINUTES DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE LOGS ALSO SHOW THAT THIS FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT WAS USED IN A SUBSEQUENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND REVIEW OF THE SITE'S COMPLAINT HISTORY IDENTIFIED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS PRODUCT/EVENT. NO IMAGE OR VIDEO CLIPS FOR THE REPORTED EVENT WERE SUBMITTED BY THE CUSTOMER FOR REVIEW. THIS EVENT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE, AN AORTIC BLEED OCCURRED. THE ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS AND CAUSE OF THE BLEED ARE UNKNOWN. THE ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN THE BIPOLAR INSTRUMENT WOULD NOT FIRE, DELAYING COAGULATION. THE CUSTOMER BELIEVES THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO BLUE BIPOLAR ENERGY CORD WHICH WAS REPLACED TWICE DURING THE CASE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SURGEON USED MONOPOLAR ENERGY TO CONTROL THE BLEED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITHOUT BIPOLAR ENERGY.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR PROCEDURE, AN AORTIC BLEED OCCURRED. THE ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS AND CAUSE OF THE BLEED ARE UNKNOWN. AT THE TIME THE COMPLICATION OCCURRED, THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT BIPOLAR ENERGY WOULD NOT FIRE FROM THE BIPOLAR INSTRUMENTS WHICH CAUSED A DELAY WITH COAGULATION. ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER, THE CAUSE OF THE ENERGY ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE BLUE, BIPOLAR ENERGY CORD. THE INITIAL BIPOLAR CORD WAS REPLACED TWICE BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. A BLOOD TRANSFUSION WAS NOT ADMINISTERED. THE SURGEON USED MONOPOLAR ENERGY TO COAGULATE THE AORTIC BLEED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY WITHOUT BIPOLAR ENERGY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE THE REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1256988 DAVINCI XI VISION SIDE SYSTEM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 381121-28 N/A 00886874110898

Patients

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