| Model Number |
470001-09 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
08/05/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) has received the da vinci product involved in this complaint to perform failure analysis.At the time of this report, the failure analysis has not been completed.A follow-up mdr will be submitted if additional information is obtained.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during central processing, it was discovered that the 8mm potts scissors instrument tips were broken.There was no report of patient involvement.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) did receive a da vinci product to perform failure analysis.The potts scissors instrument was analyzed and was found to have a bent blade.One blade edge was bent at the tip.The bend point is located approximately 0.082" from the tip of the blade.The blades were not able to fully close as a result of the bending.The cut performance was negatively impacted due to the bending.Additionally, isi followed up with the initial reporter and obtained the following additional information: the customer did not have anything to follow up for this instrument.The scissors were found broken when received through sterile processing.
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Event or Problem Description
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Refer to h10/h11 for follow-up information.
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