Events

Recall of Device Recall da Vinci Harmonic ACE

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
    70275
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1117-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-01-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-02-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-06-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=132749
  • 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
    System,surgical,computer controlled instrument - Product Code NAY
  • Reason
    Internal labeling review found that the ifu for the harmonic ace incorrectly instructs the user on how to manually open the grips.
  • Action
    A Field Safety Notice entitled, Urgent Medical Device Correction, and dated, January 21, 2015, were sent to customers. The letter identified the problem and the reason for the recall as well as the risk to health. Customers are asked to ensure that all affected personnel are informed of the notice. Additionally, customers are to discard their current Harmonic Ace IFUs. Customers are to refer to the specified manual, reference guide, and instruction card mentioned in the letter. A copy of the notice is to be retained with the da Vinci Standard, S or Si user manual. Intuitive Surgical will remove the Harmonic ACE IFU from all future shipments of the product. Representatives will be available by phone to answer questions related to the Correction.

Device

Device Recall da Vinci Harmonic ACE
  • Model / Serial
    PN 400274, 420274, and 420272.
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
  • Product Description
    HARMONIC ACE Curved Shears Instructions for Use, 5MM, IS1200; for use with the da Vinci Standard Surgical System. || Intended for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. It is used in conjunction with the da Vinci Surgical System
  • Manufacturer
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Manufacturer

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Intuitive Surgical, Inc., 1266 Kifer Rd Bldg 100, Sunnyvale CA 94086-5304
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Intuitive Surgical Inc
  • Source
    USFDA