Reported Jun 5, 2013 · Terminated

8mm Precise Bipolar Forceps used in conjunction with the da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS1200. Multiple use…

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1266 Kifer Rd Bldg 100 · Sunnyvale, CA · 94086-5304

Is this the product you have?

  • 8mm Precise Bipolar Forceps used in conjunction with the da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS1200. Multiple use electrosurgical endoscopic instruments.
Lot codes and dates
  • Model number400110-10
  • Lot numbers
    • M10120807
    • M10120817
    • M10120831
    • M10120910
    • M10121008
    • M10121012
    • M10121024
    • M10121115
    • M10121123
    • M10121130
    • M10121206
    • M10121210
    • M10130124
    • M10130131
    • M10130205
    • M10130304
    • M10130319
    • M10130321
Amount recalled
697 units - all products

This recall covers 9 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 8 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Reports of dislodging of the Cautery Plug Insert from the Cautery Plug Riser, preventing a bipolar cautery cable from being properly connected which results in loss of cautery function of Bipolar Instruments.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 18, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:54 PM UTC

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