DAVINCI 5
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2025-01384
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 12, 2025
- Date of Event
- January 17, 2025
- Report Date
- January 17, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874119747
- PMA / PMN Number
- K232610
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE COMMON COMPUTER CONTROLLER (CCC) WAS EVALUATED BY THE FAILURE ANALYSIS TEAM. THE CCC WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED, WHERE NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED ONTO A KNOWN GOOD EQUIPMENT, FIXTURE, OR TOOL (EFT) AND POWERED ON WITH NO ISSUES. THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) WAS CHANGED TO CONSOLE TWO, WHERE STILL NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. AN IDLE TEST WAS PERFORMED FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS, AND THE SYSTEM WAS POWER CYCLED FIVE TIMES WITH NO ISSUES.
AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. THE FSE INSPECTED BLUE FIBER CABLES AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. NO DAMAGE ON FIBER PORTS WAS SEEN DURING INSPECTION. BLUE FIBER CABLES WERE SWAPPED BETWEEN CONSOLES, AND ISSUE DID NOT REOCCUR AND DID NOT TRANSFER BETWEEN CONSOLES. SYSTEM DID NOT BOOT UP WITH ANY ISSUES AFTER RESEATING BLUE FIBERS. THE FSE REPLACED COMMON COMPUTER CONTROLLER (CCC) DUE TO MULTIPLE CALLS AND ISSUES ON SECOND SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE BY CUSTOMER. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI HAS RECEIVED THE CCC, BUT FAILURE ANALYSIS HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) CONTACTED THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) AND REPORTED THEY ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CONSOLE 2. THE CUSTOMER INFORMED THAT CONSOLE 2 IS NOT CONNECTING/COMMUNICATING WITH THE TOWER. PRIOR TO CALLING, THE CUSTOMER TRIED RESEATING THE FIBER CABLE FROM THE TOWER TO CONSOLE 2 AND POWER CYCLING THE SYSTEM WITH NO CHANGE. CUSTOMER ELECTED TO DISCONNECT CONSOLE 2 TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCEDURE. THE CSR INFORMED THAT THE LED NEXT TO THE FIBER CONNECTION ON THE TOWER (THAT RUNS TO CONSOLE 2) WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AT ALL. NO ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE ONGOING CASE. TSE RECOMMENDED SWAPPING THE FIBER CONNECTION BETWEEN CONSOLE 1 AND CONSOLE 2 TO CHECK IF THE ISSUE FOLLOWS THE FIBER CABLE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETING AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INITIAL REPORTER SAID THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING THE PROCEDURE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 965575 | DAVINCI 5 | SURGEON SIDE CART | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380730-45 | N/A | 00886874119747 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |