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Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) received the small grasping retractor instrument involved with this complaint and completed the device evaluation.Failure analysis investigation confirmed the customer reported complaint.The instrument was found to have a broken pitch cable at the distal clevis hub.The broken cable segment that contains the crimp was still installed in the clevis.A review of the instrument log for the small grasping retractor (part #420318 serial#(b)(4)) associated with this event has been performed.Per logs, the small grasping retractor was last used on (b)(6) 2020 on system (b)(4).If the alleged event occurred at this date, it occurred on the 6th use of the instrument.A review of the site's complaint history does not show any additional complaints related to this product and/or this event.No photo or video was provided by the site for review.This complaint is being reported due to the following conclusion: this instrument is designed with two pitch cables, each with a crimp at the distal end.If a pitch cable breaks at the distal end, a cable segment and/or the crimp could fall inside the patient.Although there was no patient injury, the product malfunction could cause or contribute to an adverse event if the failure were to recur.
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