Events

Recall of Single Site Bipolar Maryland Forceps

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
    66524
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0110-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-02
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-10-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-09-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=122546
  • 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
    A limited number of fda-cleared instruments for da vinci single site use, bipolar maryland and curved needle driver, were shipped without the correct revision of the user manual which provided added instruction for use of these additional single site instruments including indication, warnings and precautions.
  • Action
    The firm, Intuitive Surgical, sent an " Urgent Medical Device Correction" letter dated October 2, 2013 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to ensure all affected personnel are fully informed of this notice; after receiving the updated manual, locate and discard all previous versions of the Single Site Instruments manual and replace with the new manual; complete and return the attached Acknowledgement Form via FAX to Intuitive Surgical, Inc., ATTN: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, U.S. (408) 716-3040, or Scan and Email to: isi.compliance@intusurg.com.; Inform affected personnel when the correction has been completed; and Retain a copy of this Notice and the Acknowledgement Form for your files. If you have any questions, contact your Clinical Sales Representative or contact Intuitive Surgical Customer Service at the numbers listed below: " North and South America: 800-876-1310 Option 3 (6 am to 5 pm PST) " Japan: 0120-56-5635 or 003-5575-1362 (9 am to 6 pm JST) " South Korea: 02-3271-3200 (9 am to 6 pm KSTJ) " Europe, Middle East, Asia and Africa: +800 0821 2020 or +41 21 821 2020 (8 am to 6 pm CET).

Device

Single Site Bipolar Maryland Forceps
  • Model / Serial
    Model number 428080-04  All distribution from 3-15-13 to 7-19-13. Batch/Lot # S10130510 S10130325 S10130314 S10130314 S10130415 S10130426 S10130329 S10130228 S10130418 S10130304 S10130418 S10130325 S10130325 S10130408 S10130408 S10130510 S10130415 S10130304 S10130314 S10130415 S10130418 S10130228 S10130329 S10130329 S10130415 S10130426 S10130426 S10130426 S10130408 S10130325 S10130228 S10130325 S10130426 S10130426 S10130418 S10130325 S10130510 S10130408 S10130415 S10130408 S10130228 S10130304 S10130418 S10130415 S10130426 S10130314 S10130426 S10130418 S10130228 S10130228 S10130304 S10130415 S10130415 S10130418 S10130408 S10130329 S10130314 S10130228 S10130228 S10130314 S10130325 S10130415 S10130426 Batch/Lot # S10130426 S10130418 S10130408 S10130325 S10130415 S10130415 S10130415 S10130418 S10130325 S10130325 S10130329 S10130325 S10130314 S10130329 S10130426 S10130314 S10130408 S10130329 S10130426 S10130426 S10130325 S10130415 S10130426 S10130426 S10130325 S10130325 S10130325 S10130329 S10130329 S10130408 S10130415 S10130408 S10130408 S10130415 S10130415 S10130418 S10130426 S10130415 S10130325 S10130408 S10130418
  • Product Classification
    General and Plastic Surgery Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of:Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and United Kingdom. .
  • Product Description
    Single Site Bipolar Maryland Forceps || Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA. 94086 || The Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Single-Site Instruments and Accessories used with the da Vinci Si Surgical System (IS3000) are indicated for use by trained physicians in an operating room environment for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximation, clip-ligation, electrocautery and suturing during single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, benign hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy with the da Vinci Single-Site Instruments and Accessories, including graspers, dissectors, needle drivers, scissors, suction irrigators, monopolar cautery, bipolar cautery, 5 mm curved cannulae, 5 mm and 10 mm straight cannulae, flexible blunt obturators, and the 5mm Single-Site Port. 2.
  • 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