DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2022-13993
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 15, 2022
- Report Date
- August 17, 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
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSES OF THE OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OR REPORT OF A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. A SYSTEM LOG REVIEW WAS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO A LACK OF SYSTEM, PROCEDURE, AND INSTRUMENT DETAILS. NO IMAGE OR VIDEO CLIPS FOR THE REPORTED EVENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE CUSTOMER FOR REVIEW. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: WITHIN THE JOURNAL ARTICLE TITLED, ¿A CONTEMPORARY CASE SERIES OF COMPLEX SURGICAL REPAIR OF SURGICAL/ENDOSCOPIC INJURIES TO THE ABDOMINAL URETER¿ OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS INVOLVING SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE NOTED. A NUMBER OF THE COMPLICATIONS REQUIRED MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION. THE CAUSES OF THE OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THERE IS NO ALLEGATION OR REPORT OF A MALFUNCTION OF A DA VINCI SYSTEM, INSTRUMENT, OR ACCESSORY.
ON (B)(6) 2022, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) BECAME AWARE OF A (B)(6) UROLOGY FOCUS ARTICLE TITLED, ¿A CONTEMPORARY CASE SERIES OF COMPLEX SURGICAL REPAIR OF SURGICAL/ENDOSCOPIC INJURIES TO THE ABDOMINAL URETER¿ (FICARRA, V., ROSSANESE, M., ET. AL., 2021)." THE ARTICLE CITES THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY AS FOLLOWS: "TO REPORT THE ETIOLOGY, PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES, AND TREATMENT FAILURE RATE OF DIFFERENT RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR IATROGENIC INJURIES TO THE ABDOMINAL (MID-URETER AND UPPER) URETER IN A CONTEMPORARY CASE SERIES." PER THE ARTICLE, STUDY DATA WAS RETROSPECTIVELY COLLECTED FROM JULY 2013 THROUGH APRIL 2019 WITH A TOTAL OF 19 PATIENTS. ALL SURGICAL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED BY A SENIOR SURGEON WITH EITHER AN OPEN OR A ROBOT-ASSISTED APPROACH. PER THE ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING IS NOTED: "A ROBOT-ASSISTED APPROACH WAS USED IN ONLY 21% OF CASES INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT SERIES. ONLY FOUR (21.1%) PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED ROBOTICALLY (TWO BOARI BLADDER FLAPS (2 OF 12 TOTAL), ONE URETEROURETEROSTOMY (1 OF 2 TOTAL), AND ONE PYELOURETEROPLASTY (1 OF 3 TOTAL)). IN THE STUDY¿S SERIES, BOARI BLADDER FLAP PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED ROBOTICALLY IN TWO PATIENTS. THE SECOND (URETEROURETEROSTOMY) CASE WAS PERFORMED ROBOTICALLY IN A YOUNG (42-YEAR-OLD) WOMAN WITH A SHORT STENOSIS OF THE (LEFT) LUMBAR URETER DUE TO AN ENDOUROLOGICAL PROCEDURE FOR STONE (ENDOURETERAL LITHOTRIPSY). IN THIS CASE, NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENCE (WITH INDOCYANINE GREEN) WAS USED TO EVALUATE THE GOOD VASCULARIZATION OF THE END SEGMENTS OF THE URETER (STRICTURE OF THE MID-URETER WAS IDENTIFIED). NO INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION WERE RECORDED." FURTHERMORE, IT IS NOTED: ¿MAJOR COMPLICATIONS WERE REPRESENTED BY ONE CASE OF WOUND DEHISCENCE REQUIRING SURGICAL REVISION AND ONE CASE OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION REQUIRING ADMITTANCE TO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AMONG PATIENTS WHO HAD UNDERGONE A BOARI BLADDER FLAP PROCEDURE. INTENSIVE CARE ADMISSION FOR SEPSIS WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT URETEROURETEROSTOMY AFTER INFECTED AORTIC PROSTHESIS REMOVAL.¿ 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.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178013 | DAVINCI XI | PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380652 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |