FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 23844928 · Received December 18, 2025

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

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.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

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