FDA recall record

Intuitive Surgical da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi recall — FDA Z-1897-2020

Failure of Universal Surgical Manipulators due to a high friction points, resulting in an increase of arm movement to include: feelings of resistance,…

Class IIclassification
Z-1897-2020official record ID
May 13, 2020report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-1897-2020
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmIntuitive Surgical Inc.
Report dateMay 13, 2020
Recall initiation dateApr 11, 2019
Quantity270 USMs on a combination of 100 unique systems (4 USM per system)
LocationSunnyvale, CA, United States

Official product description

da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and the Patient Cart (PC). The Patient Cart is the operative component of the IS4000 system and its primary function is to support the instrument arms and camera arm. The system has four Universal Surgical Manipulators (USM) also known as arms, which allow the surgeon to control up to three instruments and an endoscope simultaneously to perform surgical tasks (e.g. cutting, suturing, tissue approximation) in a variety of procedures. There are four USM per da Vinci X surgical system.

Why the product was recalled

Failure of Universal Surgical Manipulators due to a high friction points, resulting in an increase of arm movement to include: feelings of resistance, hesitation, and jerking.

Distribution information

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS. MA, MI, MS, NB, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.

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