Reported Jul 9, 2014 · Terminated

Vessel Sealer QRG for the da Vinci Standard Surgical System; da Vinci S System and da Vinci Si System. Intuitive…

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?

  • Vessel Sealer QRG for the da Vinci Standard Surgical System; da Vinci S System and da Vinci Si System. Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part number 551182
Amount recalled
All distributed prior to June 2014

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Multiple updates to User Manuals, Instructions for Use (IFU), Quick Reference Guides (QRG), and Instrument Release Kits (IRK) for use with the da Vinci Surgical System, instruments and accessories. Removal of the Emergency Grip Release Wrench, part number 710142.

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 May 5, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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