FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

8MM MCSTIP COVER

MDR report key: 2853531 · Received December 3, 2012

Report

Report Number
2955842-2012-01146
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 3, 2012
Date of Event
October 30, 2012
Report Date
November 2, 2012
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.
Product Code
NAY
PMA / PMN Number
K050005
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ON (B)(4) 2012, INTUITIVE SURGICAL CONTACTED THE INITIAL REPORTER CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE, CSR INDICATED THAT SHE WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE CASE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO HER BY THE CUSTOMER, THE NURSE FORGOT TO INSTALL THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS (MCS) TIP COVER ON THE MCS MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS INSTRUMENT. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE, THIS WAS A ONETIME INCIDENT, THE SURGEON AND THE SURGICAL STAFF AT THIS ACCOUNT IS AN EXPERIENCED ROBOTIC TEAM. CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE HAD CONTACTED THE DAVINCI COORDINATOR TO INITIATE A TRAINING SECTION WITH THE SURGICAL TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THIS INCIDENT DOES NOT RE-OCCUR. THE MYOMECTOMY PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE DAVINCI ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND THE PATIENT STATUS IS STABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2012, CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER TO INFORM THAT DURING A DAVINCI SI MYOMECTOMY PROCEDURE, WHILE THE SURGEON WAS RE-DOCKING THE SYSTEM, THE SURGICAL STAFF FORGOT TO INSTALL THE MCS TIP COVER ON THE MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS INSTRUMENT. THE PATIENT HAD A BOWEL BURN AND A GENERAL SURGEON WAS CALLED IN TO REMOVE THE BURN PIECE OF COLON OUT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 8MM MCSTIP COVER ENDOSCOPIC ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT ACCESSORY NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. 400180-12

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 DA VINCI SI SYSTEM INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES