DAVINCI XI
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2026-18399
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 25, 2026
- Date of Event
- November 12, 2025
- Report Date
- March 25, 2026
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874110898
- PMA / PMN Number
- K131861
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- VA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
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. THE FSE REPLACED THE ERBE INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (INTEGRATED ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (IESU)) DUE TO C-00 ERRORS. 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. THE ERBE RETURNED FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS WITH REPORTED PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED USING THE SYSTEM ERROR LOGS SINCE INSTANCES OF NUMEROUS U-02 ERRORS WERE LOGGED. ADDITIONAL C-01 AND M-B1 ERRORS WERE ALSO FOUND IN THE LOGS. INSPECTION DURING FAILURE ANALYSIS PROCESS WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED EVENT SINCE THE UNIT PRESENTS U-02 ERROR ON STARTUP. THE U-02 CONDITION PREVENTS ACCESS TO ERBE ERROR LOGS. THE ERBE WILL BE SENT TO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON FAILURE ANALYSIS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED EVENT. A REVIEW OF THE SITE¿S SYSTEM LOGS WAS PERFORMED BY POST MARKET QUALITY ENGINEERING FOR THE REPORTED PROCEDURE DATE OF (B)(6) 2025 ON SYSTEM SK4455. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE RELATED ERRORS: U-02 WHICH INDICATES A SYSTEM CHECKMASTER FAILURE. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW FOR THE DEVICE(S) INVOLVED WITH THE REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT PERFORMED, AS THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IS NOT MANUFACTURED BY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI).
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE START OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CUSTOMER ENCOUNTERED REPEATED U-02 ERRORS ON THE ERBE GENERATOR. THE CUSTOMER POWER CYCLED THE ERBE BUT THE ERROR PERSISTED. THE TECHNICAL SERVICE ENGINEER (TSE) ADVISED THE CUSTOMER TO CONNECT A THIRD-PARTY GENERATOR; THE CUSTOMER WAS NOT AWARE OF WHERE THE ACTIVATION CABLE WAS AND ENDED THE CALL STATING THAT THEY WERE LOCATING IT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO REPORTED INJURY. ISI FOLLOWED UP WITH THE INITIAL REPORTER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE CUSTOMER CONFIRMED THAT THE PORTS WERE NOT PLACED ON THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER CONNECTED A THIRD PARTY COVIDEN GENERATOR TO THE SYSTEM TO CONTINUE THE CASE PRIOR TO THE PATIENT ENTERING THE ROOM.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331568 | DAVINCI XI | VISION SIDE SYSTEM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 381121-40 | 00886874110898 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | DA VINCI INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES. |