DA VINCI SP
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2024-13093
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 6, 2024
- Date of Event
- March 8, 2024
- Report Date
- March 8, 2024
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874114605
- PMA / PMN Number
- K182371
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DID RECEIVE A DA VINCI PRODUCT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE PATIENT SIDE MANIPULATOR (PSM) WAS ANALYZED AND REPORTED FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE PSM WAS INSTALLED ONTO FA¿S SYSTEM AND STARTED UP IN NORMAL MODE WITHOUT TRIGGERING ANY FAULTS OR ERRORS. FA HAD ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A STERILE ADAPTER, BUT THE PSM WOULD FAULT AND ASK TO REINSTALL THE SA. LOOKING IN THE SYSTEM LOGS, 41091 STERILE ADAPTER ENGAGEMENT ERRORS WERE SEEN. THE UNIT WAS THEN INSTALLED ONTO FA¿S PFTP WHERE IT FAILED ALL STERILE ADAPTER ENGAGEMENT RELATED TESTS ON AXIS 2/DOF3. THE PSM WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION OF THE SSFM AND SSFC PCA¿S, SA MOUNT, AND DOF 3 COMPONENTS BUT NO ABNORMALITIES COULD BE SEEN.
A FIELD SERVICES ENGINEER (FSE) PERFORMED A SITE VISIT. THE ISSUE WAS REPRODUCED WHILE THE FSE ATTEMPTED TO SETUP PATIENT SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (PSM) 3 WITH A KNOWN GOOD STERILE ADAPTER AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS THE CUSTOMER. THE FSE REPLACED PSM3 AND THE ROBOT THEN PASSED FULL SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS RECEIVED THE PSM FOR EVALUATION, BUT THE TESTING IS STILL IN PROGRESS AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
REFER TO H10/H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) CALLED IN TO REPORT DRAPE ISSUES WITH ARM 3. THE CSR STATED THAT WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE DRAPE, THE ENGAGEMENT STARTED THEN FAILED. THE SITE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE DRAPE AND RESTART THE SYSTEM, BUT THE ISSUE REMAINED. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) VIEWED AND CONFIRMED 30900 ERRORS ON ARM 3 AND ADVISED THE CSR TO CHECK THE SENSORS ON THE ARM TO ENSURE BOTH WERE SPRING LOADED AND NOT DAMAGED. THE STAFF REMOVED THE DRAPE AND CONFIRMED ALL SENSORS LOOKED GOOD. THE TSE ASKED THE CSR IF A DIFFERENT DRAPE LOT NUMBER COULD BE LOCATED. THE CSR STATED THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND DRAPE WERE DIFFERENT LOT NUMBERS. THE TSE RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE THE STERILE ADAPTER, PUSH IN THE TWO STERILE ADAPTER PINS AND CHECK IF THE PASSED THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. THE STAFF PERFORMED THIS BUT WITH THE DRAPE REMOVED FROM THE ARM AND THE TWO PINS PRESSED, BUT THE ENGAGEMENT ERROR RETURNED. THE SITE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE DRAPE AND INSTRUMENT, BUT THE ENGAGEMENT ERRORS REMAINED. THE TSE HAD THE CSR CONFIRM THE DRAPE WAS FULLY SEATED WITH NO INTERFERENCE. THE SITE ELECTED TO MOVE THE PROCEDURE TO THEIR XI SYSTEM. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO ANOTHER DA VINCI SYSTEM WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON A FOLLOW-UP: THE CONVERSION WAS FROM SP RETROPERITONEAL PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY TO XI TRANSABDOMINAL PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY. THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE CHANGE AS THEY WERE ALREADY UNDER ANESTHESIA. THE ONLY ISSUE WAS THAT THE ARM DRIVE 3 FAILED TO REGISTER THE DRAPE OR ALLOW THE INSTRUMENT TO BE INSTALLED. THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE WHERE THE CUSTOMER NOTICED THE DRAPE WAS NOT RECOGNIZED BY SYSTEM. CSR HAD NOTICED THE SAME THING PRIOR TO DEPLOYING FOR DOCKING. THE PROCEDURE WAS UNDERWAY. THEY HAD PLACED THE ACCESS PORT IN THE RETROPERITONEAL SPACE BEFORE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO WHEEL IN THE XI WHERE THE SURGEON HAD TO CHANGE THE APPROACH AND PORTS. THERE WERE NO POST-OPERATIONAL COMPLICATIONS. NO VIDEO RECORDING WAS AVAILABLE. NO PATIENT INFORMATION OR DEMOGRAPHICS WERE AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1084237 | DA VINCI SP | PATIENT SIDE CART | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380601-44 | N/A | 00886874114605 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES. |