FDA recall Z-1518-2024

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Patient Cart, Part: 380601, a component of the da Vinci SP Surgical System, Model: SP1098

Reason for recall

Surgical system may have inadequately welded top and/or bottom belts in the link 2 of the entry guide manipulator assembly/instrument arm joints, that may cause the following, 1) Top Failure: internal tissue injuries, body wall injury or emergent conversion to open surgery, 2) Bottom failure: pinching injury to the user with no harm to the patient.

Distribution

US: VA, CA, NH, FL, NY, CO, AL, KY, MD, NC, NJ, OH, SC, SD, TN, WA, WI, WV, MS, TX, KS. OUS: China, France, Japan, South Korea

Key facts

Status
Ongoing
Initiation date
2024-03-13
Report date
2024-04-17
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1518-2024