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Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: da Vinci Xi" Surgical System, model number IS4000, A70_P5x with P5 Software; General and Plastic Surgery: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximations, ligation, electrocautery, suturing and delivery and placement of microware and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories, during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures and thoracoscopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.

Recall number
Z-0315-2017
Recalling firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Product
da Vinci Xi" Surgical System, model number IS4000, A70_P5x with P5 Software; General and Plastic Surgery: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximations, ligation, electrocautery, suturing and delivery and placement of microware and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories, during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures and thoracoscopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-10-05
Posted
2016-10-26
Terminated
2017-05-01
Reason
Intuitive Surgical has identified a software anomaly in the da Vinci Xi P5 software that can result in unexpected master movement and potential instrument tip movement under certain circumstances
Root cause
Software design
Action
Urgent Medical Device Correction letters were sent on October 12, 2016 by traceable method to all affected customers. Letters notify customers of the issue and provided instructions to prevent it from happening until ISI software can install new software upgrade in 1st Q 2017.
Quantity
677 devices
Distribution
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Lot, serial or model codes
All systems manufactured with or upgraded to P5 software.
510(k) numbers
["K131861"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
NAY
Firm FEI
3001675293
Firm city
Sunnyvale
Firm state
CA
Firm country
not on file

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2026-09-28
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