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Tip Cover Accessory, 8 MM, MCS, box of 10 Product Usage: The disposable Tip cover accessory is used in conjunction with the 8mm Monopolar Curved Scissors Instruments to cut and coagulate tissue. The tip cover is intended to provide electrical insulation over a section of the Monopolar Curved Scissors instrument so that FR energy is only available at the scissors blades.

Z-1425-2013

September 23, 2011

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Event
Event 65073
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
50,000 boxes of 10 tip covers
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1425-2013

Official wording

Reason: Clarification of existing labeling and related cautions for the tip cover accessory of the da Vinci Surgical System.

Code information: Model numbers: 400180-10 and prior versions 400180-01, 400180-02, 400180-03, 400180-04, 400180-05, 400180-05, 400180-06. 400180-07, 400180-08 and 400180-09.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - USA Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Clarification of existing labeling and related cautions for the tip cover accessory of the da Vinci Surgical System.

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