FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 24504226 · Received March 4, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-14938
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 4, 2026
Date of Event
February 2, 2026
Report Date
March 3, 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
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. THE FSE REPLACED THE MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM). THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI DID RECEIVE A DA VINCI PRODUCT INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. FAILURE ANALYSIS CONFIRMED AND REPLICATED THE 25520 ERROR. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE MTM WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE SURGEON FUNCTIONAL TEST PLATFORM (SFTP) WHERE SINE CYCLE TEST WAS FOUND TO BE FAILING ON THE MTM. ONCE TESTING WAS COMPLETED, THE GOLDEN GIMBAL WAS APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS TESTED AND WAS VERIFIED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE FAULT. AS A RESULT OF THESE FINDINGS, FAILURE ANALYSIS WAS ABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE EMBEDDED SERIALIZER MASTER YAW (ESMY) PCA, MJB PCA, EMBEDDED SERIALIZER MASTER HANDLE (ESMH) PCA WERE FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED DURING TRAINING USING A DUAL SURGEON CONSOLE (SSC) SETUP, THAT THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED PERSISTENT ERROR FAULT 25520. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) WAS CONTACTED AND REVIEW OF SYSTEM LOGS CONFIRMED THE ISSUE ON ONE OF THE SSC LEFT MASTER TOOL MANIPULATOR (MTM) ARM. USER DISABLED THE SUSPECT SSC AND CONTINUED THE TRAINING ACTIVITY WITH A SINGLE SSC SETUP. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
315659 DAVINCI XI SURGEON SIDE CONSOLE, SMART PEDALS NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380677-29 N/A 00886874110744

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES