Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

da Vinci Xi Surgical System Recalled by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Due to Correction due to a fault that causes distal...

Date: March 3, 2015
Company: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Intuitive Surgical, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

da Vinci Xi Surgical System, IS4000; ASSY,DISTAL SUJ,OUTER,IS4000, Material number: 380663-20 and 380663-21. The Intuitive Surgical Endoscope Instrument Control System (da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS4000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endocopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for edoscopic 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 labaroscopic surgical procedures, general thorascopic surgical procedures and thorascopically-assisted cardiotomy procedures.

Quantity: 167 total affected da Vinci XI systems

Why Was This Recalled?

Correction due to a fault that causes distal SUJ (DSUJ) failures that indicates a mismatch between the positions reported by the redundant position sensors on one of the patient cart arm joints.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report