DA VINCI S SURGICAL SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2013-00150
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 11, 2013
- Date of Event
- December 13, 2012
- Report Date
- December 13, 2012
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.
- Product Code
- NAY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K070684
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4) 2013, ISI CONTACTED THE ISI CLINICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS PRESENT DURING THE PLANNED SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE CSR INDICATED THAT THE SURGEON UTILIZED TRADITIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTATION TO PERFORM DISSECTION DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND THAT THE DA VINCI S SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS UTILIZED TO COMPLETE THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE CSR INDICATED THAT SHE OBSERVED THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SYSTEM WAS UNDOCKED AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE PATIENT AND SHE OBSERVED THAT THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING AN INSPECTING THE SURGICAL AREA. THE CSR DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH THE PROCTOR, AND THE PROCTOR INDICATED TO HER THAT THE SURGEON MAY HAVE HIT THE PATIENT'S BOWEL AND THAT IF A BOWEL INJURY HAD OCCURRED; IT WAS LIKELY INTRODUCED PRIOR TO USE OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM. THE CSR INDICATED THAT SHE WAS PRESENT DURING THE ENTIRE SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND SHE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE SITE'S DA VINCI S SURGICAL SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS OR ACCESSORIES. BASED ON THE LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT IS INDETERMINABLE AS TO HOW DAMAGE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE PATIENT'S BOWEL. ISI HAS CONTACTED THE SITE TO OBTAINED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE REPORTED EVENT; HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER COMPLETION OF GENERAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE USING TRADITIONAL LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES AND THE DA VINCI S SURGICAL SYSTEM, THE SURGEON WAS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY HAVE HIT THE PATIENT'S BOWEL.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17733 | DA VINCI S SURGICAL SYSTEM | ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT CONTROL SYSTEM | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. | IS2000 A5.1P7 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DA VINCI S SURG SYSTEM, INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES |