It was reported that during a da vinci-assisted surgical procedure, the endoscope did not rotate around the axis.It was very hard to rotate to the right by hand and not at all to the left.While trying to flip the image, the image turned and showed everything upside down.When trying to twist, they could hear the elements catching each other as if the teeth were catching and jumping.The same endoscope was used to continue with the procedure.The procedure was completed with no reported injury.Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) followed up and obtained the following additional information: the problem was resolved by manually rotating the endoscope and reseating it in the robotic arm.The procedure was completed using the same endoscope.
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