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Medical device recalls 2017

da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Suction Irrigator — Class II medical device recall Z-1819-2017

Terminated recall by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., reported 2017-04-19, distributed in AL, CO, KS, NV, NY, TX. Intuitive Surgical has become aware that in specific scenarios with system software P6 and the da Vinci Xi Suc

Recall numberZ-1819-2017
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmIntuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Recall initiated2017-03-31
Classified2017-04-13
Reported by FDA2017-04-19
Terminated2017-07-28
DistributedAL, CO, KS, NV, NY, TX
Reason classessoftware

Product

da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Suction Irrigator, 8 mm instrument; PN 480299-03; and SOFTWARE, EMBEDDED RLS, IS4000, A70_P6_B440; PN 610092-440. General and Plastic Surgery: The EndoWrist¿ Suction Irrigator is designed to be used in conjunction with an Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical System and compatible suction and irrigation sources and tubing sets for delivering fluid to the surgical site and for evacuation and aspiration of fluids. The instrument may also be used for retraction and blunt dissection of tissue. The instrument tip is blunt and intended to contact tissue.

Reason for recall

Intuitive Surgical has become aware that in specific scenarios with system software P6 and the da Vinci Xi Suction Irrigator (PN 480299-03), users can experience unexpected motion of a system arm.

Machine access

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