FDAOctober 23, 2018device

The da Vinci SP surgical system is made of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and the Patient Cart (PC). The Patient Cart is the operative component of the SP system and its primary function is to support the positioning of the surgical port (cannula) and to ma...

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

The firm became aware of a problem with the surgical system where the cannula mount button may be damaged when the user releases the button abruptly.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

intuitive surgicalintuitive

Recall history

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