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Device recall: User Manual addendum, TORS for da Vinci Surgical System IS 1200, IS 2000 and IS 3000. Product Usage: The user manual for
FDA enforcement event 65094 is a device recall by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA, initiated 24 Jan 2013 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 30 May 2013. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has 105 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
Reason for recall
"Change to User Manual to remove one indication for use and amend warnings to emphasize restrictions for use."
Distribution
"US Distribution Only"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1424-2013 | User Manual addendum, TORS for da Vinci Surgical System IS 1200, IS 2000 and IS 3000. Product Usage: The user manual for Transoral Surgery (TORS) provided information to update and replace the Indications for Use and Representative uses section and add the section Warnings for Transoral Otolaryngology Surgery. | 1,374 | Class II | Terminated | 5 Jun 2013 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
All 105 events for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Change to User Manual to remove one indication for use and amend warnings to emphasize restrictions for use."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "US Distribution Only"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 30 May 2013. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.