DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2026-03650
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 6, 2026
- Date of Event
- September 22, 2025
- Report Date
- March 19, 2026
- 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
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. FSE REPLACED THE HIGH-RESOLUTION STEREO VIEWER (HRSV) TO CORRECT THE REPORTED PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI DID NOT RECEIVE A DA VINCI PRODUCT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION.
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED THE DA VINCI PRODUCT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE HIGH-RESOLUTION STEREO VIEWER (HRVS) WAS ANALYZED AND FOUND TO BE IN SYSTEM LOGS, THE NOT RELATED ERROR WAS FOUND INDICATING THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE FIELD. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NO ISSUE WAS FOUND THAT WOULD RELATE TO THE COMPLAINT. THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED ONTO A GOLDEN SYSTEM WHERE THE HRSV DID NOT DISPLAY ANY IMAGE, TOTALLY BLACK SCREEN. SUCCESSFULLY REPLICATING THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT REGARDING LEFT EYE ON THE SURGEON CONSOLE WAS BLACK WAS CONFIRMED BY FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO NO IMAGE ON THE HRSV.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TRAINING/DEMO OF THE DA VINCI SYSTEM, ONE EYE WAS BLACK ON THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC). PRIOR TO CALLING THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE), THE CALLER HAD POWER CYCLED THE SYSTEM WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. THE SYSTEM WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE NETWORK AT THE TIME OF THE CALL. THE TSE CONFIRMED WITH THE CALLER THAT THE VIDEO IMAGE ON THE VISION SIDE CART TOUCHSCREEN WAS FINE. TSE ASKED CALLER TO PERFORM A POWER CYCLE AND FLIP THE SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE (SSC) BREAKER AND RESEAT THE BLUE FIBER CABLE, BUT THE ISSUE DID NOT IMPROVE. TSE ASKED THE CALLER TO CHECK IF THE DA VINCI LOGO WAS PRESENT ON THE SSC LEFT EYE DURING POWER ON SEQUENCE, CALLER CONFIRMED THIS WAS TRUE BUT THE IMAGE TURNED BLACK RIGHT AFTER. CALLER STATED THEY WOULD ABANDON THE SSC AND PROCEED WITH A SINGLE SSC. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR PATIENT INJURY.
REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152846 | DAVINCI XI | SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE, SMART PEDALS | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380677-13 | N/A | 00886874110744 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES. |