FDA Recall Terminated

da Vinci S Surgical System IS2000 Endoscopic Instrument Control System, rev. A51_P7, manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA.

Recall: Z-1161-2010 · Initiated July 15, 2009

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1161-2010
Event Number
53214
Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
FEI Number
3001675293
Product Code
NAY
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
July 15, 2009
Posted
April 5, 2010
Terminated
February 11, 2011
Address
1266 Kifer Rd, Bldg 100, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086-5304

Description

da Vinci S Surgical System IS2000 Endoscopic Instrument Control System, rev. A51_P7, manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA.

Reason

Gripper or Scissor jaws may close inadvertently, and will not open on command and various other reported modes of failure. Control by surgeon may fail and this failure may be difficult to detect.

Action

Recall initiated the recall on July 1, 2009. US consignee recall was initiated on July 7, 2009. All affected consignees have been notified via e-mail communication followed by a field service engineer visit. Customers with questions or with need for additional assistance regarding the notification, please contact the firm's Intuitive Surgical Customer Service Department at 1-800-876-1310 toll free.

Distribution

Product was distributed to 551 consignees throughout the US to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV AND WY, as well as to Puerto Rico, and to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway,Qatar, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and South Korea.

Quantity

782 units