DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2025-23323
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 4, 2025
- Date of Event
- May 13, 2025
- Report Date
- May 13, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874110744
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
AN INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORTED EVENT. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. FSE REPLACED THE MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM) DUE TO REPEATED 23013 ERROR CODE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON FIELD EVALUATION. ISI HAS RECEIVED THE MTM FOR EVALUATION, BUT EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DID RECEIVE A DA VINCI PRODUCT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM2) WAS RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND THE REPORTED PROBLEM "ERROR 23013 POINTING TO MTMR" WAS CONFIRMED AND REPLICATED. IN SYSTEM LOGS, THE 23013 ERROR WAS FOUND INDICATING THE POT AND ENCODER ARE NOT TRACKING EACH OTHER PROPERLY ON THE MTM AXIS 3. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE MTM WAS INSTALLED ONTO A PATIENT SIDE CART FIXTURE TEST PLATFORM (PFTP) WHERE NO TESTS COULD BE RUN. THE AXIS 3 MOTOR AND MOTOR CABLE WERE FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT WHICH IS ATTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FAILURE ANALYSIS' ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION FOUND THE MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR¿S (MTM2) TENSIONED CABLE ON AXIS 2 TO BE UNWRAPPED AND DAMAGED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION (LAR) SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER CONTACTED A TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) AND REPORTED THAT ERROR 23013 HAD OCCURRED. THE TSE FOUND ERRORS 23013 AND 23008 POINTING TO RIGHT MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTMR) AXIS 3 IN THE LOGS. THE CUSTOMER HAD HARD POWER CYCLED THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) TWICE, BUT THE ERROR PERSISTED. THE CUSTOMER DECIDED TO CONVERT TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE AND POWERED UP WITH NO ERRORS. THE PORTS INCISIONS WERE NOT INCREASED, AND THE PATIENT TOLERATED THE CONVERSION. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 588878 | DAVINCI XI | SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE, SMART PEDALS | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380677-27 | N/A | 00886874110744 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |