FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NIR HANDHELD CAMERA

MDR report key: 24640826 · Received March 19, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-16587
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 19, 2026
Date of Event
May 13, 2025
Report Date
March 19, 2026
Manufacturer
SCHOELLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH
Product Code
GCJ
UDI-DI
04250480109076
PMA / PMN Number
K221591
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WV, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) HAS RECEIVED THE HANDHELD CAMERA FOR EVALUATION, BUT EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. ISI RECEIVED THE HANDHELD CAMERA LIGHT GUIDE INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE HANDHELD CAMERA LIGHT GUIDE WAS ANALYZED AND VISUAL INSPECTION DISPLAYED NO SIGNS OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE WIRE WAS NOT BROKEN, AND THE INSULATION WAS STILL INTACT. THE HANDHELD CAMERA LIGHT GUIDE COULD NOT BE TESTED DUE TO NO SYSTEM AVAILABILITY. NO PRODUCT ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED BENIGN HYSTERECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE NIR HANDHELD CAMERA BURNED A HOLE IN THE DRAPE AND WAS SMOKING. THE CAMERA LIGHT GUIDE CABLE WAS BURNED. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. THE SITE COMPLETED THE CASE AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT USE CAMERA AND SCOPE UNTIL ISSUE HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT USER'S GLOVE WAS NOT BURNED. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OR STAFF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
699486 NIR HANDHELD CAMERA CAMERA SYSTEM, NIR FI LIGHT SOURCE GCJ SCHOELLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH 470655-01 N/A 04250480109076

Patients

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