FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 21660745 · Received March 21, 2025

Report

Report Number
2955842-2025-10179
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 21, 2025
Date of Event
February 24, 2025
Report Date
February 24, 2025
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874110720
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE FSE WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE REPORTED COMPLAINT AND REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM). THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DID RECEIVE THE USM TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS (FA). FA WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM AND REPRODUCE THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLAINT. SYSTEM LOGS FOUND ERROR 319 INDICATING A NODE NOT PRESENT AT START UP ON AXES CONTROLLER CARRIAGE (ACC), CONFIRMING THE FAULT OCCURRED IN THE FIELD. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE ROLLING LOOP FIBER WAS MISALIGNED AND BEING SNAGGED DURING CARRIAGE MOVEMENT. THE USM WAS INSTALLED ONTO A GOLDEN SYSTEM WHERE THE ERROR 319 WAS TRIGGERED INDICATING FAULT ON THE ACC BOARD, REPLICATING THE REPORTED EVENT. THE USM WAS THEN INSTALLED ONTO A PATIENT SIDE CART FIXTURE TEST PLATFORM (PFTP) WHERE CHECK ALL BOARDS WERE FOUND TO BE FAILING ON ACC BOARD. ONCE TESTING WAS COMPLETED, THE ROLLING LOOP FIBER WAS ABA TESTED AND WAS VERIFIED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE FAULT. AS A RESULT OF THESE FINDINGS, FA WAS ABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE ROLLING LOOP FIBER WAS FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. BLANK MDR FIELDS: THE MISSING PATIENT INFORMATION IN SECTIONS A AND B WAS EITHER UNKNOWN, UNAVAILABLE, NOT PROVIDED, OR NOT APPLICABLE. THE EXPIRATION DATE FOR SECTION D4 IS NOT APPLICABLE. FIELD D6 IS BLANK BECAUSE THE PRODUCT IS NOT IMPLANTABLE. INFORMATION FOR THE BLANK FIELDS IN SECTION E1 IS NOT AVAILABLE. FIELD E4 IS BLANK BECAUSE IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE INITIAL REPORTER SUBMITTED A REPORT TO THE FDA. FIELDS G5 AND G7 ARE NOT APPLICABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SITE INFORMED AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) THAT REPEATED NON-RECOVERABLE ERROR 319 OCCURRED ON UNIVERSAL SURGICAL MANIPULATOR (USM) #1. SITE PERFORMED POWER CYCLE THE PATIENT SIDE CART (PSC) WITH EMERGENCY POWER OFF (EPO) SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE ERROR WAS NOT RESOLVED. AFTER SITE DISABLED USM #1, THE SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE SELF-TEST AND READY FOR USE. HOWEVER, THE SURGEON NEEDED ALL FOUR USM ARMS FOR THE PROCEDURE; THEREFORE, THE SURGEON OPTED TO USE ANOTHER PATIENT SIDE CART TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1308233 DAVINCI XI PATIENT SIDE CART, 4-ARM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380652-51 N/A 00886874110720

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Female DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES