Reported Jul 11, 2018 · Terminated

da Vinci X Surgical System, Model IS4200. Product Usage: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control 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 X Surgical System, Model IS4200
  • Product UsageThe Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System (da Vinci X Surgical System Mode IS4200) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximation, ligation, electrocautery, suturing, and delivery and placement of microwave and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures and thoracoscopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures. The system can also be employed with adjunctive mediastinotomy to perform coronary anastomosis during cardiac revascularization. The system is indicated for adult and pediatric use. It is intended to be used by trained physicians in an operating room environment in accordance with the representative, specific procedures set forth in the Professional Instructions for Use
Lot codes and dates

33 of 33 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1System S/N SL0008, ACJ S/N's P117154256, P117154263, P117154281, P117154286
2System S/N SL0012, ACJ S/N's P117154260, P117154297, P117154298, P117154308
3System S/N SL0013, ACJ S/N's P117154251, P117154255, P117154257, P117154305
4System S/N SL0015, ACJ S/N's P117154274, P117154276, P117154289, P117154290
5System S/N SL0016, ACJ S/N's P117154259, P117154291, P117154306, P117154307
6System S/N SL0017, ACJ S/N's P117154261, P117154269, P117154277, P117154296
7System S/N SL0018, ACJ S/N's P117194009, P117194017, P117194037
8System S/N SL0019, ACJ S/N's P117154267, P117154283, P117154294, P117154302
9System S/N SL0020, ACJ S/N's P117194008, P117194050, P117194060, P117194078
10System S/N SL0021, ACJ S/N's P117194063, P117194064, P117194081, P117194083
11System S/N SL0028, ACJ S/N's P117154279, P117154285, P117154292, P117154300
12System S/N SL0034, ACJ S/N's P117154264, P117154275, P117154304
13System S/N SL0035, ACJ S/N's P117194016, P117194019, P117194070, P117194093
14System S/N SL0036, ACJ S/N's P117194025, P117194073, P117241990
15System S/N SL0037, ACJ S/N's P117194006, P117194036, P117194056, P117194058 System S/N SL0038, ACJ S/N's P117241971, P117241993
16System S/N SL0039, ACJ S/N's P117194013, P117194024, P117194031, P117194032
17System S/N SL0040, ACJ S/N's P117194046, P117194061, P117194088, P117194094
18System S/N SL0041, ACJ S/N's P117194027, P117194040, P117194043, P117194049
19System S/N SL0042, ACJ S/N's P117154288, P117194015, P117194052, P117194090
20System S/N SL0043, ACJ S/N P117241988
Amount recalled
108 ACJ's on 35 surgical systems

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Specific da Vinci X Surgical Systems (IS4200) were shipped with defective Arm Controller Joint (ACJ) boards that were found to have a high rate of failure due to a defective component.

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 Jul 29, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:46 PM UTC

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