SUREFORM
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2023-21804
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 29, 2023
- Date of Event
- September 19, 2023
- Report Date
- November 29, 2023
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- GDW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K173721
- Removal / Correction Number
- ISIFA2022-02-C
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
NO PRODUCT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOR EVALUATION. ADVANCED STAPLER LOGS SHOW THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSTALLED ON THE SYSTEM 6 TIMES AND FIRED 6 WHITE RELOADS. ON INSTALLS 1 AND 3, THE FIRST CLAMP WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FIRINGS WERE COMPLETED WITH 1 PAUSE FOR COMPRESSION. ON INSTALL 2, THE FIRST CLAMP WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FIRING WAS COMPLETED WITH 2-3 PAUSES FOR COMPRESSION. ON INSTALLS 4-6, THE FIRST CLAMP WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FIRINGS WERE EACH COMPLETED WITH NO PAUSES FOR COMPRESSION. AFTER INSTALL 6, THE STAPLER WAS REMOVED AND NOT USED IN THE PROCEDURE AGAIN. THERE WERE NO STAPLER RELATED ERRORS IN THE SYSTEM LOGS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) THE SURGEON TYPICALLY USES THE STAPLER WITH WAS RETURNED TO INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TO RULE OUT CAUSATION. THE USM PASSED AN IN-HOUSE STAPLER TEST AND THERE WAS NO TROUBLE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT FOUND.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER A DA VINCI ASSISTED ROUX-EN-Y, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INTRALUMINAL BLEEDING. THERE WERE NO INTRAOPERATIVE ISSUES OR RECENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY, AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) WAS PERFORMED DURING THE PROCEDURE WITH NORMAL FINDINGS. DURING FOLLOW UP WITH THE PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT (PA), THROUGH THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR), IT WAS STATED THAT THE BLEEDING SOURCE WAS THE JEJUNO-JEJUNAL ANASTOMOSIS.
REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2285478 | SUREFORM | STAPLER 60 RELOAD WHITE | GDW | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 48360W | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |