Events

Recall of Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Instruments Hot Shears- Monopolar Curved Scissors

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
    14736
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-30
  • 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
    Manufacturer has identified a potential for some units of the monopolar curved scissors (mcs) to develop very small cracks.("micro-cracks") near the distal (scissor) end. this may create a pathway for electrosurgical energy to leak to tissue and potentially cause thermal injury. there is alos a risk that procedure time may be increased if the device needs to be replaced during surgery.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Instruments Hot Shears- Monopolar Curved Scissors

Manufacturer

Intuitive Surgical Inc