MAUDE Adverse Event Report: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC ENDOWRIST; MEGASUTURECUT ND

Model Number	420309-05
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	05/07/2019
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Intuitive surgical, inc.(isi) received the instrument involved with this complaint and completed the device evaluation.Failure analysis confirmed the customer reported complaint "broken cable." the instrument was found to have a broken pitch cable at the distal clevis hub.The broken cable segment that contains the crimp was missing from the clevis.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 malfunction were to recur.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during a da vinci assisted surgical procedure, the mega suturecut needle had a broken cable.There was no report of fragment(s) falling inside the patient, patient harm, adverse outcome or injury.

• Brand Name: ENDOWRIST
• Common Device Name: MEGASUTURECUT ND
• Manufacturer (Section D): INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC; 950 kifer rd.; sunnyvale CA 94086
• MDR Report Key: 8637962
• Report Number: 2955842-2019-10376
• Device Sequence Number: 2211288
• Product Code: NAY
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00886874111796
• UDI-Public: (01)00886874111796(10)N10171115
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: PA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K050369
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: other
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 05/22/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 420309-05
• Device Lot Number: N10150616 836
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 05/20/2019
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/22/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 05/23/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1