FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 15173523 · Received August 5, 2022

Report

Report Number
2955842-2022-13339
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 5, 2022
Date of Event
July 8, 2022
Report Date
July 8, 2022
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874110898
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
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. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, FSE REPLACED THE ELECTRO SURGICAL UNIT (IESU) VIO. FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE REPLACED UNIT FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FAILURE MODE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED AND EVALUATED AND/ OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. NO IMAGE OR PROCEDURE VIDEO WAS PROVIDED. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: THE CUSTOMER CONVERTED TO AN EXTERNAL INTEGRATED ELECTRO SURGICAL UNIT (IESU) AFTER THE START OF THE PROCEDURE DUE TO VIO GENERATOR DISPLAYED A NON-RECOVERABLE ERROR. A THIRD PARTY GENERATOR WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGICAL TASK. 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 PROCEDURE CHANGE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOUND IN: D9, H2, H3, H10 INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS RECEIVED THE INTEGRATED ELECTRO SURGICAL UNIT (IESU) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED INVESTIGATIONS. FAILURE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATIONS CONFIRMED AND REPLICATED THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLAINT. UPON POWERING ON THE IESU, ERROR C-54 WAS OBSERVED. THE IESU WILL BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE INTEGRATED ELECTRO SURGICAL UNIT (IESU) VIO DISPLAYED SEVERAL ERRORS. THE CUSTOMER INDICATED AN EXTERNAL IESU WAS USED TO PROCEED WITH THE CASE. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) REVIEWED THE SYSTEM LOGS AND CONFIRMED SEVERAL C-34 AND C-54 ERRORS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) MADE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. HOWEVER, NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2518625 DAVINCI XI VISION SIDE SYSTEM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 381121-24 N/A 00886874110898

Patients

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