FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 17140753 · Received June 15, 2023

Report

Report Number
2955842-2023-16366
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 15, 2023
Date of Event
May 23, 2023
Report Date
May 23, 2023
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
JA
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED THE DEVICE EVALUATION. FAILURE ANALYSIS COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE IESU WAS ABLE TO ENERGIZE AND CAUTERIZE NORMALLY. ALL PORTS RECOGNIZED INSTRUMENTS. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BASED ON THE CLAIM AGAINST THE PRODUCT BY THE CUSTOMER NOTING, THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) DID NOT RECOGNIZE BIPOLAR INSTRUMENTS. 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 COMPLAINT. BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION, THE FSE CONFIRMED, THAT THE VIO DV IESU DID NOT RECOGNIZED BOTH MONOPOLAR AND BIPOLAR INSTRUMENTS. THE FSE THEN REPLACED THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) TO RESOLVE THE REPORTED ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. A RETURN MATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA) WAS ISSUED TO THE CUSTOMER. AND THAT THE IESU UNIT HAS BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE ANALYSIS HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED POST FAILURE ANALYSIS EVALUATION AND/OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED, THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED DISTAL GASTRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE CUSTOMER INFORMED THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE), THAT THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) DID NOT RECOGNIZE BIPOLAR INSTRUMENTS. THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE BIPOLAR CABLES AND POWER CYCLED VIO DV IESU, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE TSE DID NOT FIND ANY RELATED ERROR IN THE LOGS. THE TSE HAD THE CUSTOMER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT AND THE ENERGY CABLE AGAIN, BUT VIO DV IESU COULD ONLY RECOGNIZE ENERGY INSTRUMENTS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE REPLACEMENTS. THE TSE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO USE EXTERNAL GENERATORS TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY WAS CHECKED UPON POWERING ON THE SYSTEM, AND VIO DV IESU INITIALLY POWERED ON WITHOUT ERRORS. HOWEVER, ¿DV?¿ ICON APPEARED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VIO DV IESU WHEN IT WAS USED. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE VIO DV IESU DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY USING THE EXTERNAL GENERATOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2188034 DAVINCI XI VISION SIDE SYSTEM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 381121-24 N/A 00886874110898

Patients

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