FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Patient Side Cart assembly, 4-arm, for use with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. da Vinci Surgical System IS 4000. The patient-side cart is positioned at the operating room table and contains four arms that are positioned over the target patient anatomy. The endoscope attaches onto any arm. The patient-side assistant attaches/detaches the endoscope and instrument intra-operatively.

Recall: Z-1718-2014 · Reported June 11, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1718-2014
Event ID
68358
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Other
Report Date
June 11, 2014
Initiation Date
May 9, 2014
Classification Date
June 4, 2014
Termination Date
June 4, 2014
Address
1266 Kifer Rd Bldg 100, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086-5304, United States

Description

Patient Side Cart assembly, 4-arm, for use with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. da Vinci Surgical System IS 4000. The patient-side cart is positioned at the operating room table and contains four arms that are positioned over the target patient anatomy. The endoscope attaches onto any arm. The patient-side assistant attaches/detaches the endoscope and instrument intra-operatively.

Reason

Torque wrenches used to tighten certain PSC bolts were out of calibration. This could lead to over- or under-tightening of bolts that may result in system faults, mechanical sound (e.g. scraping, squeaking, rattling), cracks or vibration in the system.

Code Info

lot 380652-20

Distribution

Medical facilities in TX and FL

Quantity

2