Events

Recall of Intuitive Large and Mega Needle Driver Endowrist Instruments

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand 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
    15849
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-11
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Device Technologies New Zealand, 47 Arrenway Drive, Albany, AUCKLAND 0632
  • Reason
    Intuitive surgical has become aware of the potential for detachment of the jaw insert for large needle drivers and mega needle drivers. if a jaw insert detaches during surgery, this could result in a device fragment falling into the patient.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Intuitive Large and Mega Needle Driver Endowrist Instruments
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Models: INS-420006, INS-420194, INS-400006, INS-400194, Affected: Manufactured between July 2007 and October 2011
  • Manufacturer
    Intuitive Surgical Inc

Manufacturer

Intuitive Surgical Inc