FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ION

MDR report key: 20293432 · Received September 24, 2024

Report

Report Number
2955842-2024-19617
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 24, 2024
Report Date
August 28, 2024
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
EOQ
PMA / PMN Number
K182188
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

BASED ON THE CURRENT INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSE OF THE PNEUMOTHORAX CANNOT BE DETERMINED. A SYSTEM LOG REVIEW WAS NOT PERFORMED AS THE CONSOLE PHYSICIAN, SYSTEM NAME/SERIAL NUMBER, AND FACILITY NAME WERE NOT PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A SOCIAL MEDIA POST WAS REVIEWED THAT DESCRIBED A SCENARIO OF A LEFT LOWER LOBE NODULE BIOPSY THAT WAS PERFORMED WITH "0.6MM CUTS" AND ¿BY A GOOD PHYSICIAN WITH EXPERIENCE USING THE ION [SYSTEM].¿ THE POST STATED THAT THE BIOPSY RESULTS WERE ¿NON-DIAGNOSTIC¿ AND THE PROCEDURE ¿WAS COMPLICATED BY A LARGE PNEUMOTHORAX REQUIRING A CHEST TUBE AND OVERNIGHT STAY¿ AT THE HOSPITAL. THE POST INDICATED THAT ¿THE INABILITY TO FIX CT TO BODY DIVERGENCE THAT IS INHERENT IN SHAPE SENSING (AND EMN) IS ONE OF THE FLAWS OF THE FIRST-GENERATION ROBOTICS.¿ MULTIPLE EMAIL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE POSTING PHYSICIAN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1879030 ION SYSTEM CART EOQ INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380748-61 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Prefer Not To Disclose Hospitalization| R ION ENDOLUMINAL SYSTEM