Reported from operating room that the patient was having a robotic-assisted laparoscopic low anterior resection of the rectum and the davinci robot 45 stapler jammed while attached to tissue and would not release.Even with the use of the emergency unlocking key.Instrument would not release tissue intracavity.Davinci troubleshooting was called and the staff had to pry the stapler head open very carefully to release the tissue.No harm occurred as a result.In the report another type of stapler was used to complete the procedure.
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