Events

Recall of da Vinci S Surgical System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    45518
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0152-2008
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-10-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2008-02-22
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-03-31
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=65720
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Surgical Computer Controlled Instrument System - Product Code NAY
  • Reason
    Under-rated fuses -- the firm may have installed incorrect fuses. the davinci surgical system vision cart's isolation transformer requires a 10a fuse for 115v operation or a 5a fuse for 230v operation. operation of this product with the use of an under-rated fuse will result in failure of the fuse and a loss of power to the vision cart, including the loss of power to any ancillary equipment that.
  • Action
    A product recall was initiated on October 4, 2007. Direct and Distributor consignees were sent an Important Product Notice, via electronic mail on October 5, 2007. The firm plans on sending a Field Service Engineer to inspect the system and make any necessary corrections.

Device

da Vinci S Surgical System
  • Model / Serial
    SG015, SG053, SG060, SG067, SG096, SG126, SG151, SG164, SG201, SG245, SG267, SG269, SG270, SG271, SG272, SG273, SG275, SG276, SG278, SG280, SG282, SG283, SG285, SG286, SG287, SG288, SG289, SG290, SG291, SG292, SG293, SG294, SG295, SG296, SG297, SG298, SG299, SG300, SG301, SG302, SG303, SG309, SG312, SG313, SG314, SG315, SG316, SG317, SG318, SG319, SG323, SG324, SG325, SG326, SG329, and SG330
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution --- USA including states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NV, OH, PA, PR, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI, and countries of Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    Intuitive brand da Vinci S Surgical System, Endoscopic Instrument Control System, Model IS2000 with Isolation Transformer (P/N: 952012) and Vision Cart (Model: VS2000), Distributed and Manufactured by: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 950 Kifer Road Sunnyvale, CA
  • Manufacturer
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Manufacturer

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc., 950 Kifer Rd, Sunnyvale CA 94086-5206
  • Source
    USFDA