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Device recall: IS3000 Vision Side Cart (VSC) used in conjunction with the da Vinci Si Surgical System IS3000. Product number 371683-05/
FDA enforcement event 69902 is a device recall by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA, initiated 5 Dec 2014 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. 91% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 3 Mar 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
"Intuitive Surgical is initiating a voluntary correction related to da Vinci Si System (IS3000) Vision Side Carts, with threaded-in caster wheels, which can result in the caster wheel bolts gradually unthreading and the wheels loosening."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Belgium, France, Germany, Romania, India, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Norway, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and United Kingdom."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0940-2015 | IS3000 Vision Side Cart (VSC) used in conjunction with the da Vinci Si Surgical System IS3000. Product number 371683-05/Model Number VS3000 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… | 202 | Class II | Terminated | 14 Jan 2015 |
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: "Intuitive Surgical is initiating a voluntary correction related to da Vinci Si System (IS3000) Vision Side Carts, with threaded-in caster wheels, which can result in the caster wheel bolts gradually unthreading and the wheels loosening."
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: "Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Belgium, France, Germany, Romania, India, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Norway, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and United Kingdom."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 3 Mar 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.