NONE
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2023-11629
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 30, 2023
- Date of Event
- March 8, 2023
- Report Date
- March 8, 2023
- 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
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSE OF THE TROCAR INJURY IS UNKNOWN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TROCAR WAS NOT PLACED PROPERLY, INTERVENTION INCLUDED PUSHING IT IN FARTHER. THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOR EVALUATION. REVIEW OF THE SYSTEM LOGS SHOWED THERE WERE NO SYSTEM LOG ERRORS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: DURING A DA VINCI ASSISTED PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT'S RIB WAS BROKEN BY THE CANNULA WHILE UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) 1 WAS BEING MANIPULATED. THE PORTION OF RIB PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S BODY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI ASSISTED MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION, THE TROCAR BROKE A PIECE OF THE PATIENT'S RIB WHILE MOVING AN INSTRUMENT ON UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) 1. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED OR CLARIFIED THROUGH FOLLOW UP WITH THE SITE: A SMALL PORTION OF RIB WAS BROKEN AND THEN REMOVED FROM THE BODY AFTER THE TROCAR WAS PLACED IN THE 7TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE, 5 CM AWAY FROM THE SPINE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. TO CONTINUE, THE TROCAR WAS REPOSITIONED AND PUSHED IN FARTHER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO SURROUNDING TISSUE, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED ROBOTICALLY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173353 | NONE | CANNULA, STANDARD, REUSABLE | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 470002 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73 YR | Female | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES. |