DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2025-49010
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 18, 2025
- Date of Event
- December 1, 2025
- Report Date
- December 18, 2025
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874110898
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MN, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC., (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. FSE INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND NOTED THAT INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) ERBE WAS WORKING PROPERLY WITHOUT ERRORS. FSE REPLACED THE ERBE GENERATOR TO RESOLVE THE REPORTED ERRORS. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DID RECEIVE THE ERBE TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. FAILURE ANALYSIS INVESTIGATIONS CONFIRMED THE CUSTOMER REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE COMPONENT WAS ANALYZED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ERROR M-02 ON SYSTEM LOGS. FURTHER SYSTEM TESTING SHOWED THAT THE UNIT DISPLAYED ERROR M-02-3 UPON STARTUP, WITH CORRESPONDING ERBE LOG ERRORS M-02, M-12, M-31 AND M-B0. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE LIGHT SCUFFS AND HAZING ON THE GREY BEZEL. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF REPORTED EVENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO COMPONENT FAILURE CAUSING EBRE TO FAULT WITH MODULE TIMEOUT ERRORS.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) ERBE WAS FAULTING WITH ERROR. CUSTOMER TRIED RESTARTING THE UNIT BUT WITH NO CHANGE. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC., (ISI) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) ADVISED CUSTOMER TO PERFORM ANOTHER RESTART ON THE GENERATOR AFTER IT HAD BEEN ON A WHILE AND ERROR CLEARED. CUSTOMER WAS CONTINUING WITH THE CASE. ON A FOLLOW-UP CALL, CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO USE THE MONOPOLAR ENERGY. CUSTOMER HAD TRIED A SECOND MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) INSTRUMENT WHICH, GOT REGISTERED TO THE SYSTEM ARM. TSE SUGGESTED TO USE ANOTHER INSTRUMENT AND/OR ANOTHER CABLE. THE ISSUE WAS LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH ERBE GENERATOR. CUSTOMER HAD A PROCEDURE TO FOLLOW. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETING AS PLANNED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2243888 | DAVINCI XI | VISION SIDE SYSTEM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 381121-10 | 00886874110898 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES |