FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NIR HANDHELD CAMERA

MDR report key: 24631889 · Received March 18, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-16581
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 18, 2026
Date of Event
December 5, 2024
Report Date
March 18, 2026
Manufacturer
SCHOELLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH
Product Code
GCJ
PMA / PMN Number
K221591
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MT, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) DID NOT RECEIVE THE DA VINCI PRODUCT WITH AN ALLEGED ISSUE TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. AN RMA WAS NOT ISSUED FOR RETURN. WHILE THE DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE IS NOT ESTABLISHED, POSSIBLE CAUSE IS ATTRIBUTED TO USAGE-RELATED CONDITIONS, KEEPING THE LIGHT CORD AND LAPAROSCOPE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO DRAPES.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT THEY HAD THE LIGHT CORD DISCONNECTED AND HAD BURNED THROUGH THE STERILE DRAPE. THE PATIENT DID NOT SUSTAIN AN INJURY DUE TO THE EVENT. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) PERFORMED FOLLOW-UP AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT: THE EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SCHOELLY LIGHT CORD WAS HOT, CAUSING A BURN TO THE STERILE DRAPES. THE PATIENT DID NOT SUSTAIN AN INJURY DUE TO THE EVENT, NO INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
164706 NIR HANDHELD CAMERA CAMERA SYSTEM, NIR FI LIGHT SOURCE GCJ SCHOELLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH 470655-01 470655

Patients

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