Device recall: 8MM,POTTS SCISSORS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.

Class II FDA enforcement event 69638. Recall start date: 3 Nov 2014. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 3 Feb 2015.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Deviations in reprocessing steps from those stated in the reprocessing instructions can cause surface degradation of the housing and/or accelerate mechanical wear of the instrument.

Class II, in the words of FDA

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

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. started this device recall on 3 Nov 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sunnyvale, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 69638 has 22 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Dec 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 3 Feb 2015.

FDA enforcement report The 22 product records

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 Distribution -- FL, TX, NY, NV, OR, IN, UT, and MA.

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

22 product records in the event.

FDA event 69638: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-0427-2015	8MM,POTTS SCISSORS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 - total all affected instruments	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0428-2015	8MM,LARGE NEEDLE DRIVER; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 - total all affected instruments	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0429-2015	8MM,BLACK DIAMOND MICRO FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 units - total all affected instruments	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0430-2015	8MM,LONG TIP FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 units - total all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0431-2015	8MM,MICRO BIPOLAR FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 Units, total all affected units	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0432-2015	8MM,PROGRASP FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	N/A	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0433-2015	8MM,MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	5-9 units - total all devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0434-2015	8MM MONOPOLAR CURVED SCISSORS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units - all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0435-2015	8MM RESANO FORCEPS,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 Total Devices, all affected units	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0436-2015	8MM PERMANENT CAUTERY HOOK,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total devices, all affected units	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0437-2015	8MM PERMANENT CAUTERY SPATULA,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units - all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0438-2015	8MM FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS,; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0439-2015	8MM, TENACULUM FORCEPS; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units - all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0440-2015	8MM, CARDIAC PROBE GRASPER; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affeced devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0441-2015	8MM, LARGE HEM-O-LOK CLIP APPLIER; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0442-2015	8MM, ATRIAL RETRACTOR SHORT RIGHT ; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 Total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0443-2015	8MM, DUAL BLADE RETRACTOR; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 Total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0444-2015	8MM, MEGA SUTURECUT ND; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 units, total all devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0445-2015	8MM, SMALL GRASPING RETRACTOR ; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0446-2015	8MM,MEDIUM-LARGE CLIP APPLIER ; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0447-2015	8MM, CURVED BIPOLAR DISSECTOR; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014
Z-0448-2015	8MM, TIP-UP FENESTRATED GRASPER; Intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments.	509 total units, all affected devices.	Class II	Terminated	3 Dec 2014

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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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.

Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2014: 1,176
Share of these events in Class II: 91%
Product records in this event: 22Median 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
11 Mar 2026	Intuitive 8 mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads Reference Numbers: 48230M-05 and 48230M-06	Device	Class I	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

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: all 105 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-0427-2015The 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 69638. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/69638/. 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 Distribution -- FL, TX, NY, NV, OR, IN, UT, and MA.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 69638?: The event has 22 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 509 - total all affected instruments
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?: 91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.