FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 24631928 · Received March 18, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-16726
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 18, 2026
Date of Event
February 23, 2026
Report Date
April 28, 2026
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
PMA / PMN Number
K131861
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
003

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 INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS VERIFIED AND READY TO USE. ISI HAS NOT RECEIVED THE IESU FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE CUSTOMER REPORTED FAILURE MODE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED IF THE PRODUCT IS RETURNED AND EVALUATED AND/ OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE GENERATOR WAS ANALYZED AND FOUND TO REPORTED ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED USING SYSTEM LOGS, WITH C-34 ERRORS LOGGED, ALONG WITH RELATED C-38/C-37 AND M-11/M-18 ERRORS RECORDED. M-32 ERRORS WERE ALSO NOTED IN SYSTEM LOGS. DURING FAILURE ANALYSIS, LOG REVIEW IDENTIFIED C-00 AND M-11 ERRORS, CONFIRMING THE REPORTED EVENT; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED ONSITE. FUNCTIONAL TESTING ON THE SYSTEM SHOWED NO ERRORS, AND ALL OPERATIONS ACROSS ALL PORTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. ADDITIONAL M-31 ERRORS WERE OBSERVED IN THE LOGS. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS ATTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT INSIDE THE GENERATOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SIGMOID COLECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) INFORMED TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) THAT INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU) FAILED TO DELIVER ENERGY. THE TSE FOUND ERRORS 25913 AND C-34 IN THE LOGS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) VISITED THE SITE AND REPLACED THE GENERATOR. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH SYSTEM GOING IN AND OUT WITH POWER/ENERGY.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

REFER TO H11 FOR FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
450776 DAVINCI XI VISION SIDE SYSTEM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 381121-18 N/A

Patients

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