FDA Recall Terminated

da Vinci Xi" Surgical System, model number IS4000, A70_P5x with P5 Software; General and Plastic Surgery: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximations, ligation, electrocautery, suturing and delivery and placement of microware and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories, during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures and thoracoscopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.

Recall: Z-0315-2017 · Initiated October 5, 2016

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0315-2017
Event Number
75473
Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
FEI Number
3001675293
Product Code
NAY
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
October 5, 2016
Posted
October 26, 2016
Terminated
May 1, 2017
Address
1266 Kifer Rd, Bldg 100, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086-5304

Description

da Vinci Xi" Surgical System, model number IS4000, A70_P5x with P5 Software; General and Plastic Surgery: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximations, ligation, electrocautery, suturing and delivery and placement of microware and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories, during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures and thoracoscopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.

Reason

Intuitive Surgical has identified a software anomaly in the da Vinci Xi P5 software that can result in unexpected master movement and potential instrument tip movement under certain circumstances

Action

Urgent Medical Device Correction letters were sent on October 12, 2016 by traceable method to all affected customers. Letters notify customers of the issue and provided instructions to prevent it from happening until ISI software can install new software upgrade in 1st Q 2017.

Distribution

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Quantity

677 devices