ENDOWRIST
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2025-19718
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 8, 2025
- Date of Event
- April 9, 2025
- Report Date
- April 17, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874112380
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT; HOWEVER, FAILURE ANALYSIS IS STILL ONGOING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS BEING GATHERED TO DETERMINE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DEVICE TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. (ISI) RECEIVED THE 8 MM LARGE HEM-O-LOK LARGE CLIP APPLIER INSTRUMENT FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATION. THE INSTRUMENT WAS ANALYZED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE GRIP INPUT DISK #7 BROKEN INSIDE THE HOUSING.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED CHOLECYSTECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE 8MM LARGE HEM-O-LOK LARGE CLIP APPLIER INSTRUMENT WAS LOADED CORRECTLY, INSERTED INTO TROCAR, LOCKED INTO THE ARM. THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSERTED INTO THE ABDOMEN OPENED THE APPLIER AND IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: CUSTOMER CLARIFIED AS THEY SPOKE WITH THE TECH IN DEPTH. THE HEMOLOK WAS USED ONCE SUCCESSFULLY, WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND RELOADED. ON SECOND CLIP APPLICATION IT WAS INSERTED AND THE ARM DIDN'T FLASH GREEN TO ADVANCE. ANOTHER INSTRUMENT (NON-HEMOLOK) WAS INSERTED AND THE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED TO ADVANCE. THAT INSTRUMENT WAS REMOVED AND THE HEMOLOK WAS INSERTED AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND THE INSTRUMENT WAS ADVANCED. ONCE INSIDE THE ABDOMEN, THE SURGEON TOOK CONTROL OF THE INSTRUMENT BUT COULD NOT MOVE IT OR CONTROL IT IN ANY WAY. IT WAS REMOVED AND THE CASE WAS FINISHED WITH THE REGULAR LAPAROSCOPIC HEMOLOK. THE HEMOLOK HAD WORKED ON THE FIRST VESSEL, AND WHEN REMOVED TO RELOAD IT DIDN'T WORK. THE INSTRUMENT WAS SENT OUT. THERE WASN'T ANY PICTURES TAKEN.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760765 | ENDOWRIST | LARGE HEM-O-LOK CLIP APPLIER | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 470230-12 | K10220803 0074 | 00886874112380 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |