Events

Recall of STAPLER

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    26284
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-03-22
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Intuitive surgical is initiating a voluntary correction relating to the da vinci xi endowrist stapler release kit (srk). intuitive surgical has received complaints where the tool has broken during use. the purpose of this communication is to reinforce proper use of the srk and to provide additional instructions in teh scenario of srk tool damage.

Device

STAPLER
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 470298 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    DA VINCI XI ENDOWRIST STAPLER RELEASE KIT (SRK)
  • Manufacturer
    INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.

Manufacturer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.