Device recall: Intuitive 8 mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads Reference Numbers: 48230M-05 and 48230M-06

Class I FDA enforcement event 98525. Recall start date: 11 Mar 2026. Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Reloads for curved-tipped stapler may potentially produce an incomplete staple line.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. started this device recall on 11 Mar 2026. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sunnyvale, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 98525 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 May 2026. The record gives the status Ongoing.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland…

Recalling firm

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 98525: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1855-2026	Intuitive 8 mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads Reference Numbers: 48230M-05 and 48230M-06		Class I	Ongoing	13 May 2026

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2026: 572
Share of these events in Class I: 12%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 105

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
24 Apr 2026	Brand Name: Da Vinci 5 Product Name: ASSY,DV5 TOWER,IS5000 Model/Catalog Number: 380746 Software Version: N/A Product De	Device	Class II	1
22 Apr 2026	Da Vinci ASSY, PSS, SP1098, Part Number: 380601	Device	Class II	1
2 Apr 2026	Brand Name: Da Vinci X and Da Vinci Xi Product Name: da Vinci X, Xi Surgical System Model/Catalog Number: IS4000; IS4200	Device	Class II	1
30 Dec 2025	da Vinci 5 Surgeon Console Viewer Display, ASSY, DV5 CONSOLE, IS5000, Part Number: 380730-45	Device	Class II	1
15 Dec 2025	da Vinci SP, SP Access Port Kit, Large Incision Reference Numbers:430073 (2.7-4cm,SP1098, Box) & 430075 (2.7-7cm,SP1098,	Device	Class II	1
9 Dec 2025	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Model/	Device	Class II	2
9 Dec 2025	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S and Si Monopolar Curved Scissor	Device	Class II	4
4 Dec 2025	Brand Name: Ion Endoluminal System Product Name: Ion Vision Probe Bag Model/Catalog Number: 490127 Software Version: N/A	Device	Class II	1
17 Nov 2025	Da Vinci 5 ASSY, DV5 CONSOLE, IS5000 Model/Catalog Number: 380730 Used for minimally invasive surgery.	Device	Class II	1
7 Nov 2025	Brand Name: Da Vinci Product Name: da Vinci X, Xi Surgical System, & da Vinci 5 Surgical System Model/Catalog Number: IS	Device	Class II	1

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: all 105 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1855-2026The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 98525. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/98525/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: US: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland…
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2026 have the same class?: 12% of the 572 device events that started in 2026 are in Class I.
How many FDA recalls does Intuitive Surgical, Inc. have?: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the recalling firm in 105 enforcement events on this register. This event is 1 of them.