MAUDE Adverse Event Report: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC ENDOWRIST; TENACULUM FORCEPS

Model Number 470207-08

Device Problems Break (1069); Detachment Of Device Component (1104)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 02/12/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) received the instrument involved with this complaint and completed the device evaluation.Failure analysis confirmed the customer reported failure.The instrument was found to have a broken pitch cable at the distal clevis hub.The cable segment that contained the crimp was missing from the clevis.The clevis did not exhibit any damage or wear marks.Other cables at the wrist were not damaged.A device history record (dhr) review for this device was conducted and did not find any non-conformances that would affect any material of the final product and/or the quality or performance of the instrument.The customer reported complaint does not itself constitute an mdr reportable event; however, the broken pitch cable found during failure analysis could cause or contribute to an adverse event if the failure mode were to recur.

Event Description

It was reported that during a da vinci-assisted myomectomy procedure, a ¿wire¿ on the tenaculum forceps instrument was broken.The planned surgical procedure was completed and no patient harm, adverse outcome or injury was reported.There were no reports of any fragment(s) falling inside the patient.

• Brand Name: ENDOWRIST
• Type of Device: TENACULUM FORCEPS
• Manufacturer (Section D): INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC; 950 kifer rd.; sunnyvale
• Manufacturer (Section G): INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC; 950 kifer rd.; sunnyvale
• Manufacturer Contact: tabitha reed ; 950 kifer rd.; sunnyvale ; 4085232100
• MDR Report Key: 7364203
• MDR Text Key: 103425217
• Report Number: 2955842-2018-10094
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: NAY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00886874112366
• UDI-Public: (01)00886874112366(10)N10170705
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: KR
• PMA/PMN Number: K131861
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: other
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 03/08/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/22/2018
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 470207-08
• Device Lot Number: N10170705 0009
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 03/02/2018
• Date Manufacturer Received: 03/08/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/04/2017
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1