DAVINCI 5
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2026-25435
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 15, 2026
- Date of Event
- April 17, 2026
- Report Date
- May 15, 2026
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
- Product Code
- NAY
- UDI-DI
- 00886874119716
- PMA / PMN Number
- K232610
- Removal / Correction Number
- N/A
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
AN INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) WAS DISPATCHED TO THE CUSTOMER SITE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED EVENT. BASED ON THE FIELD EVALUATION, THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. FSE WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUE. FSE REPLACED THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND AXES CONTROLLER PLATFORM (ACP) BOARD TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE FSE LATER RETURNED TO SWAP OUT THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY. THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND VERIFIED AS READY FOR USE. THE CFG, ACP WAS RECEIVED AND UNDERWENT INVESTIGATION. THE REPORTED ERRORS WERE CONFIRMED, BUT NOT REPLICATED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND RELATED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THE UNIT WAS TESTED ON A GOLDEN UNIT AND FUNCTIONED AS EXPECTED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO STARTING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SITE EXPERIENCED AN ERROR POINTING TO THE AXES CONTROLLER PLATFORM (ACP) ON THEIR SYSTEM, WITH COMMUNICATION ERRORS ON THE ROBOT. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER (TSE) INSTRUCTED THE SITE TO PERFORM A HARD POWER CYCLE AND RESEAT THE FIBER CONNECTIONS ON THE ROBOT AND TOWER, WHICH CLEARED THE ISSUE. TSE HAD THE SITE MOVE THE ARMS, BOOM, AND DRIVE THE ROBOT, CONFIRMING NO FURTHER ERRORS. THE SITE CONTINUED WITH SETUP AND PROCEDURE START. WHILE THE PROCEDURE WAS IN PROGRESS, THE SYSTEM FAULTS RETURNED REQUIRING MULTIPLE SYSTEM RESTARTS. THE CUSTOMER ELECTED TO CONVERT THE SURGERY TO OPEN.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330806 | DAVINCI 5 | PATIENT SIDE CART | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC | 380747-42 | N/A | 00886874119716 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |