FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI 5

MDR report key: 24538045 · Received March 6, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-15236
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 6, 2026
Date of Event
February 13, 2026
Report Date
April 9, 2026
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874119662
PMA / PMN Number
K232610
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AR, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

WHILE THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPLICATED DURING FIELD SERVICE AND FAILURE ANALYSIS TESTING, THE ERROR OBSERVED IN THE SYSTEM LOGS INDICATE A POSSIBLE COMMUNICATION ISSUE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ERRORS OCCUR WHEN THE SYSTEM HAS DETECTED A POTENTIAL ISSUE, OR WHEN IT CANNOT BE SURE THERE IS NO ISSUE AND, THEREFORE, THE SYSTEM TRANSITIONS TO A SAFE ERROR STATE. THIS ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED BY POWER CYCLING THE SYSTEM OR CONTACTING ISI FOR SYSTEM SERVICE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

AN INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS REPORTED EVENT. AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION, THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT CONFIRMED. FSE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUE. FSE REPLACED THE COMMON COMPUTE CONTROLLER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THIS UNIT WAS RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS DUE TO ERROR 31089. THE ERROR WAS CONFIRMED BUT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED THE UNIT WAS IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. THE ERROR LOG IN LIGHTHOUSE CONFIRMED THE ISSUE OCCURRED IN THE FIELD. THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED INTO A GOLDEN SYSTEM AND LEFT IDLE FOR 4 HOURS, WITH PERIODIC POWER CYCLING PERFORMED 10 TIMES. EACH TIME, THE SYSTEM STARTED UP WITHOUT ERROR. OPTIC LIGHT LEVELS WERE CHECKED, AND ALL VALUES WERE WITHIN THE EXPECTED RANGE. BASED ON THESE FINDINGS, FAILURE ANALYSIS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CASE SETUP, THE SYSTEM POWERED ON WITH A CONNECTION ERROR AND A PROMPT TO RESTART. SYSTEM EVENT LOGS INDICATED A 31089 ERROR FROM TOWER FIBER PORT 1 AND THE CONSOLE. THE CUSTOMER REBOOTED THE SYSTEM AND SWAPPED THE TOWER FIBER CONNECTION TO THE CONSOLE TO TOWER FIBER PORT 3, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE CUSTOMER DECIDED NOT TO TROUBLESHOOT FURTHER AND MOVED THE CASE TO ANOTHER ROOM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
607241 DAVINCI 5 VISION SIDE CART NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380746-45 N/A 00886874119662

Patients

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