Reported Jun 10, 2020 · Terminated

da Vinci SP surgical system

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 101 · Sunnyvale, CA · 94086-5304

Is this the product you have?

  • da Vinci SP surgical system
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial Numbers
    • SP0022
    • SP0031
    • SP0023
    • SP0032
    • SP0024
    • SP0034
    • SP0025
    • SP0035
    • SP0026
    • SP0036
    • SP0027
    • SP0037
    • SP0028
    • SP0038
    • SP0029
    • SP0039
    • SP0030
Amount recalled
17

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Intuitive has become aware that the da Vinci SP system may trigger a mechanical vibration of the instrument tips and endoscope due to a software anomaly. This issue has the potential to occur only under the following, extremely rare specific conditions: 1) the user is activating Adjust Mode, AND 2) the instrument Arm is near its vertical position limit, AND 3) the user is applying sustained force against the hand control haptic feedback.

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 Dec 16, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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