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Device recall: Fluorescence Imaging Procedure Kit, designed for use with Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for the da Vinci Si 3000 Surgical
FDA enforcement event 69845 is a device recall by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA, initiated 21 Nov 2014 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
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. 91% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 20 Feb 2015. 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
"The storage conditions for indocyanine green (ICG) are not on the individual Fluorescence Imaging Procedure Kit box, the six-kit box, and the shipping box. If heat were to damage the material, the result would be a loss of fluorescence."
Distribution
"Nationwide Distribution."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0834-2015 | Fluorescence Imaging Procedure Kit, designed for use with Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for the da Vinci Si 3000 Surgical Systems. The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System (Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical System Model IS3000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical… | 1532 total both devices | Class II | Terminated | 31 Dec 2014 |
| Z-0835-2015 | Fluorescence Imaging Procedure Kit, designed for use with Firefly Fluorescence Imaging for the da Vinci Xi 4000 Surgical Systems. The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System (Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Surgical System Model IS3000) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical… | 1532 | Class II | Terminated | 31 Dec 2014 |
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: "The storage conditions for indocyanine green (ICG) are not on the individual Fluorescence Imaging Procedure Kit box, the six-kit box, and the shipping box. If heat were to damage the material, the result would be a loss of fluorescence."
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: "Nationwide Distribution."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 20 Feb 2015. "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.