Recall Register

Device recall: da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Stapler 45 Reload Blue, Model 48645B-03, 12 reloads/box.

Class II FDA enforcement event 80318. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISI) has recently become aware of an issue with the da Vinci Xi Stapler 45 Blue and Green Reloads that may be missing a component of the knife mechanism. Without this component, the reload knife will not move and cut tissue when the stapler is fired.

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 23 Apr 2018. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sunnyvale, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 80318 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 18 Jul 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 Jul 2020.

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.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

U.S., foreign and government accounts. Foreign: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,…

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

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 80318: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-2380-2018da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Stapler 45 Reload Blue, Model 48645B-03, 12 reloads/box.7337Class IITerminated18 Jul 2018
Z-2381-2018da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Stapler 45 Reload Green, Model 48445G-03, 12 reloads/box.6816Class IITerminated18 Jul 2018

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 II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2018
1,074
Share of these events in Class II
92%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
105

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 80318. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/80318/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

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: U.S., foreign and government accounts. Foreign: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 80318?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 7337
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2018 have the same class?
92% of the 1,074 device events that started in 2018 are in Class II.