FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DAVINCI 5

MDR report key: 24694682 · Received March 25, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-17940
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 25, 2026
Date of Event
January 23, 2025
Report Date
March 25, 2026
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874119662
PMA / PMN Number
K232610
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 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 COMMON COMPUTE CONTROLLER (CCC). 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 CCC WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED, WHERE NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. THE UNIT WAS TAKEN TO A PROGRAMMING STATION WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED TO BE BRICKED THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON FAILURE ANALYSIS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO STARTING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED INGUINAL HERNIA - BILATERAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE LIGHTS ON THE ROBOT WERE NOT COMING ON PRIOR TO START OF CASE. ONSITE WAS NOT REPORTING. THE CALLER INFORMED THAT THE TOWER POWER BUTTON WAS FLASHING BLUE, BUT CONSOLE AND ROBOT POWER BUTTON HAD SOLID BLUE BACKLIGHT. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) WALKED THE CALLER THROUGH POWERING OFF SYSTEM AND DISCONNECTING BLUE FIBER CABLES FROM BACK OF TOWER AND POWERING ON THE TOWER IN STANDALONE MODE. THE TOWER WOULD NOT COMPLETE POST AND POWER BUTTON WAS FLASHING BLUE. IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW THE SITE WOULD PROCEED WITH THE CASE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
174734 DAVINCI 5 VISION SIDE CART NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380746-45 N/A 00886874119662

Patients

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