DA VINCI ENERGY
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2024-11263
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 15, 2024
- Date of Event
- January 22, 2024
- Report Date
- January 22, 2024
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
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 REPORTED COMPLAINT AND REPLACED THE E-100 GENERATOR TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THE PRODUCT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT ANALYSIS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED TO DETERMINE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DEVICE TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED E-100 GENERATOR INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND COMPLETED THE DEVICE EVALUATION. FAILURE ANALYSIS COULD NOT REPLICATE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THIS GENERATOR WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE TEST SYSTEM, AND IT WORKED NORMALLY WITH AN IN-HOUSE VESSEL SEAL INSTRUMENT WITHOUT ANY ISSUE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED TRANSTHORACIC ESOPHAGECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE POWER BUTTON LED ON THE E-100 GENERATOR WAS NOT LIT WHEN PRESSING IT. THE CUSTOMER COULD HEAR THE FAN SOUND OF THE GENERATOR. THE CUSTOMER RECEIVED PHONE ASSISTANCE FROM THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE). THE TSE DID NOT FIND ANY RELATED ERROR IN THE LOGS. THE TSE ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO SEAT THE ENERGY CABLE AND INSTRUMENT AND TO USE THE ERBE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) IF NECESSARY. 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. THE E-100 GENERATOR DID NOT INITIALLY POWER ON WITHOUT ERRORS. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE THE E-100 GENERATOR. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY USING THE ERBE IESU.
REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2379164 | DA VINCI ENERGY | E-100 GENERATOR | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 374848-09 | N/A |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |