ENDOWRIST
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2025-00916
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 28, 2025
- Date of Event
- December 23, 2024
- Report Date
- January 8, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874119792
- PMA / PMN Number
- K214095
- Removal / Correction Number
- ISIFA2024-09-C
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION, THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. FSE VISITED THE SITE AND CHECKED THE LOGS, HE CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE LOGS SHOWING THE MASTER CONTROLLER BEING REMOVED FROM THE SURGEON'S HAND. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT CONFIRMED BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS NOT RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT FOR EVALUATION. ISI RECEIVED A VIDEO CLIP RELATED TO THE ALLEGED COMPLAINT AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THERE WAS INSERTION MOTION OF THE MARYLAND BIPOLAR INSTRUMENT AS WELL AS MOTION OF THE INSTRUMENT WRIST AFTER THE SURGEON TAKES CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENTS. THIS MOTION DID NOT RESULT IN ANY VISIBLE INJURY. HOWEVER, THIS TYPE OF INSERTION MOTION CAN OCCUR IF THERE ARE ARM COLLISIONS OR OFF-SCREEN COLLISIONS WITH ANOTHER SURGICAL INSTRUMENT. THE INSERTION MOTION CAN ALSO OCCUR IF THE ARM CLUTCH BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED BY THE BEDSIDE ASSISTANT. THERE WAS ALSO A BRIEF "MATCH GRIPS" PROMPT ON THE UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) 3 ARM POD, WHICH OCCURRED WHEN AN ARM CLUTCH BUTTON WAS USED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT WRIST MOTION CAN OCCUR IF THE INSTRUMENT RELEASE LEVERS ARE DEPRESSED.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT MADE AN UNINTENDED MOVEMENT AND COLLIDED WITH THE CHEST WALL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE REPORTED MOVEMENT ISSUE WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SPECIFICALLY AFTER HAPPENING ONCE IT HAD NOT REOCCURRED. THE DRAPE WAS BEING USED HAD BEEN DISCARDED; THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT THAT HARMED THEIR HEALTH.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1550093 | ENDOWRIST | MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 471172-17 | K12240111 0361 | 00886874119792 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Prefer Not To Disclose | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |