FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

REAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTIC DRILL

MDR report key: 24299645 · Received February 9, 2026

Report

Report Number
3010266064-2026-00033
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 9, 2026
Date of Event
January 12, 2026
Report Date
March 16, 2026
Manufacturer
BLUE BELT TECHNOLOGIES
Product Code
OLO
UDI-DI
00885556757321
PMA / PMN Number
K201022
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IT
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H3, H6: THE REAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTIC DRILL, PART NUMBER ROB10013, SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6), USED FOR TREATMENT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORTED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED WITH A VISUAL INSPECTION. NOTHING WAS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED THAT LEADS TO THE REPORTED SCENARIO. THE REPORTED PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED WITH A FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION. A TEST CASE WAS PERFORMED. DURING THE SETUP A RETRACTION TIME VERIFICATION ERROR OCCURRED, WHICH COULD NOT BE CLICKED AWAY. A KPC TEST WAS PERFORMED. RANDOM EXPOSURE AND MAXIMUM RETRACTION TIME FAILED. THE MAXIMUM RETRACTION TIME HAD A VALUE OF 47. THE DRILL WAS OPENED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE EXPOSURE MOTOR WAS TESTED AND PASSED. THE MOTORS WERE REMOVED AND THE DRILL WAS INSPECTED FURTHER. IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CARRIAGE AND O-RING 101778 HAD AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE. THE CARRIAGE WAS INSPECTED. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE CARRIAGE AND O-RING WERE CLEANED AND A KPC TEST WAS PERFORMED. ALL TEST PASSED. THE MAXIMUM RETRACTION TIME HAD A NORMAL VALUE OF 38. A TEST CASE WAS PERFORMED WHICH COULD BE COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FAILURES OCCURRING. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS PERFORMED BY PART NUMBER, AND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE IDENTIFIED. A REVIEW BY SERIAL NUMBER WAS PERFORMED AND NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE IDENTIFIED. A REVIEW OF MANUFACTURING RECORDS INDICATES THE DEVICE MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS UPON RELEASE INTO DISTRIBUTION. THE FAILURE MODE AND ASSOCIATED RISK HAVE BEEN ANTICIPATED WITHIN THE RISK FILE, AND THE DOCUMENTED RISK LEVEL IS STILL ADEQUATE. A HISTORICAL REVIEW CONCLUDED THAT NO PRIOR ESCALATION ACTIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE SCOPE OF THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. WE HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE INCREASED RETRACTION TIME MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EXCESS VACUUM GREASE ON THE CARRIAGE CREATING FRICTION, WEAR OVER TIME, OR A COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE FACTORS. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, NO CONTAINMENT OR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. THE FAILURE MODE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND TRENDED THROUGH POST MARKET SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INTERNAL COMPLAINT REFERENCE: (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A REAL INTELLIGENCE CORI ASSISTED TKA SURGERY, AT THE POINT OF STARTING BONE REMOVAL A REAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTIC DRILL ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON SCREEN. DURING DIAGNOSTIC RETRACTION TIME DID NOT PASS THE TEST. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, CHANGING TO A MANUAL PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
354333 REAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOTIC DRILL ORTHOPEDIC STEREOTAXIC INSTRUMENT OLO BLUE BELT TECHNOLOGIES 00885556757321

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown REAL INTELLIGENCE CORI: ROB10024, (B)(6).