DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2023-11430
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 21, 2023
- Date of Event
- February 21, 2023
- Report Date
- February 21, 2023
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874110720
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
BASED ON THE CLAIM AGAINST THE PRODUCT BY THE CUSTOMER NOTING FAULTING, AN INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORTED EVENT. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. THE FSE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. THE FSE REPLACED THE PATIENT SIDE CART (PSC) BASE FIBER OPTIC CABLES, THE CABLE PORT DUE TO DAMAGE ON THE CONNECTOR AND INSTALLED NEW COVERS ON ALL THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) INTEGRATION PLATES. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. AN RMA WAS ISSUED TO EVALUATE THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DEVICE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED TO DETERMINE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DEVICE TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. THIS COMPLAINT IS REPORTABLE MALFUNCTION EVENT DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: IT WAS ALLEGED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS FAULTING. THE FSE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE PARTS TO RESOLVE IT. 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.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED A DA VINCI PRODUCT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE WAS ANALYZED AND THE REPORTED FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE CABLE WAS DAMAGED AT THE PORT/CONNECTOR. ROOT CAUSE IS ATTRIBUTED TO COMPONENT FAILURE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM WAS FAULTING OUT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) REVIEWED THE SYSTEM LOGS AND FOUND 23 ERRORS FOR FIBER. THE CUSTOMER MOVED THE SYSTEM AROUND AND DID NOT THINK THAT THE SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF BEFORE UNHOOKING THE BLUE FIBER CABLE. THE CUSTOMER HARD POWER CYCLED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM CAME UP WITH NO FIBER ERRORS, BUT CAME UP WITH ERRORS 17 AND 32 FOR THE LEFT MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM). THE TSE HAD THE CUSTOMER HARD POWER CYCLE THE SURGEON'S CONSOLE AND RESTART IT AND THIS TIME THE SURGEON'S CONSOLE CAME UP GOOD AND SYSTEM WAS ERROR FREE. THE TSE DID NOTICE IN THE LOGS THAT 5 DAYS PRIOR THE LEFT MTM HAD THE SAME ERRORS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY.
REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11655 | DAVINCI XI | PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380652-35 | N/A | 00886874110720 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |