It was reported that during a da vinci-assisted inguinal hernia repair procedure, upon power up of the da vinci surgical system, the site heard a pop coming from the system and an unspecified non-recoverable fault was generated.The site power cycled the system and the surgeon side console (ssc) did not power on and an error message was generated indicating that the ssc was not connected to the vision side cart (vsc).The site contacted an intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) technical support engineer (tse) for assistance and the site was instructed to cycle the ssc breaker and inspected the power outlet; however, there was no indication that the ssc had power.The site indicated to the tse that they had another da vinci surgical system; however, they were unsure if they were going to proceed with case.There was no report of any patient harm, adverse outcome or injury.Isi has made multiple follow up attempts to obtain additional information from the customer but no further details have been received.On 10-13-2017 the isi fse reported that it is believed that the site completed the planned surgical procedure with another da vinci surgical system.The isi field service engineer (fse) was dispatched to the facility and confirmed the customer reported complaint.The fse found that the power loss experienced by the site was related to the medical grade power supply (mgps).The mgps converts the ac power from the wall socket (through the power cord) and converts it to dc power for use on the system.The fse replaced the affected mgps to repair the system.
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