It was reported that during a da vinci-assisted prostatectomy procedure, there was smoke and a burnt smell coming from the back of the vision side cart (vsc).Customer powered system off and it booted up with an error 297.The intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) technical support engineer (tse) reviewed the system logs and noted error 297 and 48238 which pointed to the illuminator.The isi tse advised the customer to use a third party illuminator to continue the procedure.The planned surgical procedure was completed with an alternate light source and no patient harm, adverse outcome or injury was reported.An isi field service engineer (fse) was dispatched to the facility and replaced the illuminator to resolve the issue.The illuminator is a component of the da vinci system that contains a high intensity light source to illuminate the surgical site.
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