FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM

MDR report key: 4152765 · Received October 8, 2014

Report

Report Number
2955842-2014-05458
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 8, 2014
Date of Event
September 4, 2014
Report Date
September 10, 2014
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.
Product Code
NAY
PMA / PMN Number
K081137
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC., (ISI) RECEIVED AND EVALUATED THE PATIENT SIDE MANIPULATOR (PSM). ENGINEERING CONFIRMED THE REPORTED FAILURE MODE. DURING A WEIGHTED BRAKE DROP TEST OF THE PSM, SYSTEM ERROR CODE 23022 WAS GENERATED AND FOUND TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PSM'S AXIS 2 BRAKE. AXIS 2 WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE PATIENT SIDE MANIPULATOR ARM FAILING THE WEIGHTED BRAKE DROP TEST DURING FAILURE ANALYSIS. ALTHOUGH THIS WAS FOUND IN THE DA VINCI SYSTEM LOGS AND NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OCCURRED, IF THIS MALFUNCTION WERE TO RECUR, IT COULD LIKELY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN ADVERSE EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) OF THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM BY THE INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC., REPRESENTATIVE OR FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER (FSE) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PATIENT SIDE MANIPULATOR 1 (PSM) FAILED THE BRAKE HOLDING FORCE TEST. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT OR IMPACT OCCURRED. THE PSM IS AN INSTRUMENT ARM LOCATED ON THE PATIENT SIDE CART THAT PROVIDES THE STERILE INTERFACE FOR THE ENDOWRIST INSTRUMENTS. THE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE AFFECTED PSM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
630713 DA VINCI SI SURGICAL SYSTEM ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT CONTROL SYSTEM NAY INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. IS3000 A6.0P8

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1