FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDOWRIST

MDR report key: 9929165 · Received April 6, 2020

Report

Report Number
2955842-2020-10281
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 6, 2020
Date of Event
February 7, 2020
Report Date
March 11, 2020
Manufacturer
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K140553
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNKNOWN. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED. ISI COULD NOT REVIEW OR EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING; SYSTEM LOGS, PHOTO, VIDEO, OR ANY PRODUCT EVALUATION SINCE THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM, HOSPITAL SITE NAME, OR PATIENT. THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING REPORTED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON WAS FIRING A BLUE 45MM DA VINCI XI STAPLER, IT ONLY FIRED STAPLES HALF WAY AND STOPPED ON THE PARENCHYMA. A NEW STAPLER INSTRUMENT AND NEW GREEN 45MM RELOAD WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER, AS PER THE MEDWATCH, IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS RENDERED TO THE PATIENT, AT THIS TIME, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED ISSUE CANNOT BE DETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON 11-MARCH-2020, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED FDA VOLUNTARY REPORT MW5093127 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: WHEN THE SURGEON WAS FIRING BLUE 45MM DA VINCI XI STAPLER, IT ONLY FIRED STAPLES HALF WAY AND STOPPED ON THE PARENCHYMA. A NEW STAPLER INSTRUMENT AND NEW GREEN 45MM RELOAD WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY. PER THE MEDWATCH, IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS RENDERED TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM, HOSPITAL SITE NAME, OR PATIENT. AS A RESULT, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) COULD NOT PERFORM FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORTED EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
393766 ENDOWRIST STAPLER 45 RELOAD BLUE GDW INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC 48645B-04 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention