FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI XI

MDR report key: 24694267 · Received March 25, 2026

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

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. 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).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

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.