FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DA VINCI XI

MDR report key: 15984321 · Received December 15, 2022

Report

Report Number
2955842-2022-15909
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 15, 2022
Date of Event
November 14, 2022
Report Date
November 14, 2022
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874115343
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BASED ON THE CLAIM AGAINST THE PRODUCT BY THE CUSTOMER NOTING THAT A U-02 ERROR OCCURRED, AN INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORTED EVENT. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER WENT ONSITE AND REPLACED THE GENERATOR. ISI DID RECEIVE A DA VINCI PRODUCT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE IESU GENERATOR WAS ANALYZED AND THE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE U-02 ERROR WAS CONFIRMED BY FAILURE ANALYSIS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORTED EVENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO COMPONENT FAILURE. A REVIEW OF THE SITE¿S SYSTEM LOGS WAS PERFORMED DURING THE INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING. NO IMAGES OR PROCEDURE VIDEO WERE PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. THIS COMPLAINT IS CONSIDERED A REPORTABLE EVENT DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO AN OPEN SURGICAL PROCEDURE AS A RESULT OF ERRORS RELATED TO THE IESU GENERATOR. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE OPEN PROCEDURE WITH NO REPORTED ISSUES.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE START OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT A U-02 ERROR OCCURRED AGAINST THE ERBE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) GENERATOR, SHORTLY AFTER POWERING ON THE GENERATOR. THE SITE TRIED TO POWER CYCLE THE IESU SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO CALLING, BUT THE ERROR KEPT RETURNING. THE TECH SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) WALKED THE CUSTOMER THROUGH POWERING DOWN THE SYSTEM AND THE IESU. THE CUSTOMER DISCONNECTED ALL OF THE CABLES AT THE BACK OF THE IESU, THEN POWERED IT ON WITHOUT THE FOOT SWITCHES CONNECTED. THE ERROR SEEMED TO GO AWAY, BUT SOON RETURNED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY. AT THIS TIME THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SURGICAL PORTS HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE PATIENT WHEN THE IESU ERRORS OCCURRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS ULTIMATELY CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE DUE TO THE GENERATOR ISSUE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED HARM TO THE PATIENT AS A RESULT OF THE CONVERSION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1757586 DA VINCI XI VISION SIDE SYSTEM, RECONDITIONED NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380721-10 N/A 00886874115343

Patients

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