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400077-04 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
12/12/2022
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Based on the claim against the product by the customer noting that a fragment from the cannula seal fell inside the patient, an investigation is in progress to determine the cause of this reported event.Additional information is being gathered to determine the contribution of the device to the customer reported issue.The cannula seal has been requested to be returned for failure analysis investigation.As of the date of this report, the product has not yet been returned.Based on the information available at this time, this complaint is being classified as a reportable event due to the following conclusion: it was alleged that the cannula seal broke and a fragment fell inside the patient during a da vinci assisted procedure.The fragment was retrieved during the same procedure with no patient injury.At this time, it is unknown what caused the breakage to occur.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during a da vinci-assisted surgical procedure, an unknown fragment was found inside the patient's anatomy and retrieved immediately upon being seen.It was found that the unknown fragment was part of the silicon for the 8mm cannula seal.The procedure was completed using a backup cannula seal with no reported injury.Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) followed up with the initial reporter and obtained the following additional information: the fragment of the cannula seal was retrieved during the same procedure.It was confirmed visually that all the fragments were removed.There was no additional surgical procedure or post-operative tests performed regarding the removed fragment.It was unknown how long the cannula seal was in use for prior to the issue, and the surgeon does not know what the cause could have been.The cannula seal was inspected prior to use and there was no damage or anything out of the ordinary.The surgeon did not notice any functionality issues.The surgeon did not know exactly how the fragment fell inside the patient.
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Event or Problem Description
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Refer to h10/h11 for follow-up information.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) received a da vinci product (cannula seal) to perform failure analysis; however, failure analysis could not verify the external event.During visual inspection, there was no broken pieces or damage found.No product issue was identified.The accessory was visually inspected and the failure analysis investigations revealed no issues related to the customer reported event.The source of the reported fragment remains unknown.
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