DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2022-14447
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 7, 2022
- Date of Event
- September 6, 2022
- Report Date
- September 6, 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
- FI
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
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 VIO INTEGRATED ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR UNIT (IESU). FOLLOWING SERVICE, THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI HAS NOT YET RECEIVED THE VIO IESU 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 VIDEO CLIP FOR THE REPORTED EVENT WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. A REVIEW OF THE SITE'S SYSTEM LOGS FOR THE REPORTED PROCEDURE WAS CONDUCTED BY A ISI TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) WHEN THE CUSTOMER CALLED IN FOR ASSISTANCE INVESTIGATION REVEALED ERROR C-34 THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE SYSTEM COMPLAINT. ADDITIONAL LOG REVIEWS CONFIRMED THAT SYSTEM SK0695 WAS USED ON (B)(6)2022 FOR A RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH ILEAL CONDUIT PROCEDURE. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: THE CUSTOMER CONVERTED TO A THIRD PARTY GENERATOR AFTER THE START OF THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THE VIO INTEGRATED ELECTRO SURGICAL GENERATOR UNIT NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. 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 INFORMATION FOUND IN: D9, H2, H3, H10 D02 - INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED THE IESU VIO INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED THE DEVICE EVALUATION. FAILURE ANALYSIS CONFIRMED AND REPRODUCED THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF AN ERROR C-34 ON THE IESU. THE IESU WAS PLACED ON AN IN-HOUSE SYSTEM AND RAN IN NORMAL MODE. THE UNIT WILL BE RETURNED TO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI ASSISTED RADICAL CYSTECTOMY WITH ILEAL CONDUIT SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE ELECTRO SURGICAL UNIT (ESU) GENERATOR DISPLAYED AN ERROR C-34. PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE), THE ROBOTICS COORDINATOR STATED THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) TEAM RESTARTED THE GENERATOR, THE ERROR CLEARED, BUT THEN RETURNED. TSE NOTED THAT RESTARTING THE GENERATOR DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THERE WAS NO DEVICE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CREATE INTERFERENCES (SUCH AS CT SCAN IN THE OR). AFTER TSE INSTRUCTED THE CALLER TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS: CONNECT A FORCETRIAD GENERATOR WITH THE DEDICATED CABLE TO THE VISON SIDE CART (VSC), CONFIRM THAT SURGEON WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE FORCETRIAD FROM THE SURGEON SIDE CART (SSC), AND ADJUSTED THE EFFECT; THE SURGEON WAS ABLE TO USE THE FORCETRIAD GENERATOR AND PROCEED WITH THE SURGICAL TASK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY WAS CHECKED UPON POWERING ON THE SYSTEM. THE REPORTED ERROR OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE PROCEDURE. WHILE THE OTHERS WERE BUSY CONNECTING THE FORCETRIAD GENERATOR TO THE SYSTEM, THE SURGEON CONTINUED WITH THE SYNCHROSEAL INSTRUMENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.
REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2395059 | DAVINCI XI | VISION SIDE SYSTEM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 381121-19 | N/A | 00886874110898 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR | Male | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |