FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 16971389 · Received May 21, 2023

Report

Report Number
2955842-2023-14017
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 21, 2023
Date of Event
September 21, 2020
Report Date
September 21, 2020
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
FR
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE FSE REPLACED THE SYSTEM'S UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI RECEIVED THE USM INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED THE DEVICE EVALUATION. FAILURE ANALYSIS (FA) INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE USM TRIGGERED ERROR 23118 FAULT IN NORMAL MODE. FA OPENED THE DEGREE OF FREEDOM (DOF) 4 CHIPENCODER VIRTUAL ABSOLUTE (CVA) ASSEMBLY AND FOUND THE FLAT FLEX CABLE (FFC) (ON DOF 4 CVA SENSOR PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY (PCA)) HAD SCRAPED/RUBBING MARK WITH EXPOSED WIRES. A NEW CVA FFC WAS SWAPPED AND THE ERROR DID NOT OCCUR. AFTER RE-INSTALLING THE ORIGINAL CVA FFC, THE ERROR RETURNED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DOF 4 CVA PCA AND CVA DISK WERE FOUND WITH SURFACE CONTAMINATION, WHICH CAUSED THE ERROR(S): 23068/23069/23087/23094, FOUND IN THE SYSTEM LOGS FROM THE FIELD. THE HALL ERRORS WERE REPLICATED DURING SINE CYCLE ON IN-HOUSE SYSTEM. AFTER SWAPPING WITH A NEW CVA PCA AND CVA DISK, THE UNIT PASSED THE SINE CYCLE WITH NO ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM GENERATED ERROR 23118, POINTING TO THE SYSTEM'S UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) 2. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) VIEWED ONSITE LOGS AND CONFIRMED SEVERAL ERROR(S): 23118, 23069, 23068, 23094 AND 1121, POINTING TO THE USM 2. THE TSE HAD THE CUSTOMER UNDOCK THE USM 2 AND POWER CYCLE THE PATIENT SIDE CART (PSC); BUT, THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE USM 2 WAS DISABLED AND THE CUSTOMER PROCEED WITH THE PROCEDURE USING THE THREE (3) OTHER USM ARMS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM, INJURY, OR ADVERSE OUTCOME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
781602 DAVINCI XI PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380652-43 N/A 00886874110720

Patients

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