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Device product

Patient Side Cart assembly, 4-arm, for use with Intuitive Surgical, Inc. da Vinci Surgical System IS 4000. The patient-side cart is positioned at the operating room table and contains four arms that are positioned over the target patient anatomy. The endoscope attaches onto any arm. The patient-side assistant attaches/detaches the endoscope and instrument intra-operatively.

Z-1718-2014

May 09, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Event
Event 68358
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1718-2014

Official wording

Reason: Torque wrenches used to tighten certain PSC bolts were out of calibration. This could lead to over- or under-tightening of bolts that may result in system faults, mechanical sound (e.g. scraping, squeaking, rattling), cracks or vibration in the system.

Code information: lot 380652-20

Distribution pattern: Medical facilities in TX and FL

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Torque wrenches used to tighten certain PSC bolts were out of calibration. This could lead to over- or under-tightening of bolts that may result in system faults, mechanical sound (e.g. scraping, squeaking, rattling), cracks or vibration in the system.

Field note

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