FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DA VINCI SP

MDR report key: 24710031 · Received March 30, 2026

Report

Report Number
2955842-2026-19044
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 30, 2026
Date of Event
November 27, 2025
Report Date
March 26, 2026
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
NAY
UDI-DI
00886874114742
PMA / PMN Number
K182371
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DA
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. FSE REPLACED THE AUXILIARY VIDEO BOARD (AVP) AND ENERGY SHIELD MONITOR (ESM) TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. ISI DID RECEIVE THE DA VINCI PRODUCTS INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO PERFORM FAILURE ANALYSIS. THE AVP WAS ANALYZED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE ELECTRICAL/FIBEROPTIC DEFECTS RESULTING IN THE COMPONENT NOT FUNCTIONING DURING TESTING. THE COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMER REPORTED ISSUE. FAILURE ANALYSIS FOR ESM HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED YET.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO THE START OF A DA VINCI-ASSISTED RADICAL TONSILLECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, ERROR 32209 OCCURRED. PRIOR TO CALLING TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (CSR) POWER CYCLED SYSTEM BUT ERROR PERSISTED. ALL LEDS ON THE ENERGY SHIELD MONITOR (ESM) WERE FLASHING YELLOW. INTUITIVE SURGICAL (IS) TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) ASKED CSR TO POWER OFF THE SYSTEM AND GUIDED CSR THROUGH TO VERIFY THE INTEGRITY OF ALL CONNECTIONS ON ESM AND RELATED CONNECTIONS ON CORE AND VIDEO PROCESSOR (VP). CSR VERIFIED ALL CONNECTIONS WERE SEATED PROPERLY. TSE ALSO GUIDED CSR TO VERIFY CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ERBE AND ESM, ALL VERIFIED. TSE HAD THE CSR TOGGLE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON ESM. AFTER RESTART SYSTEM STARTED UP WITH SAME ERROR 32209 AND ALL LEDS ON ESM WERE STILL FLASHING YELLOW. SYSTEM WAS NOT CONNECTED TO ONSITE DURING CALL, SO NO RELEVANT LOGS COULD BE OBTAINED. CSR INFORMED TSE THAT THE PROCEDURE WILL BE PERFORMED AS AN OPEN SURGERY DUE TO THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT INJURY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
143053 DA VINCI SP VISION SYSTEM CART NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 380941-50 N/A 00886874114742

Patients

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