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An investigation was completed to determine the cause of this reported event.Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) did receive a da vinci product to perform failure analysis.The instrument was analyzed and found to have a frayed grip cable.The complaint was confirmed by failure analysis, which indicates that the device may have contributed to the customer reported issue.The probable root cause of a frayed pitch cable is attributed to damage to the cable through external collisions, during use, or during reprocessing.This issue can be resolved by using an alternate instrument to complete the procedure.
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