Recall record at a glance
| Official record | Z-1303-2015 |
|---|---|
| Category | Medical Device Recalls |
| Classification | Class II |
| FDA record status | Terminated |
| Recalling firm | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. |
| Report date | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Recall initiation date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Quantity | 167 total affected da Vinci XI systems |
| Location | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
Official product description
da Vinci Xi Surgical System, IS4000; ASSY,DISTAL SUJ,OUTER,IS4000, Material number: 380663-20 and 380663-21. The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endocopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for edoscopic 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 labaroscopic surgical procedures, general thorascopic surgical procedures and thorascopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.
Why the product was recalled
Correction due to a fault that causes distal SUJ (DSUJ) failures that indicates a mismatch between the positions reported by the redundant position sensors on one of the patient cart arm joints.
Distribution information
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and 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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