Device recall: da Vinci Xi Surgical System, IS4000 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main…
Class II FDA enforcement event 83482. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failure of Universal Surgical Manipulators due to a high friction points, resulting in an increase of arm movement to include: feelings of resistance, hesitation, and jerking.
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 11 Apr 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sunnyvale, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 83482 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 May 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 8 Apr 2024.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS. MA, MI, MS, NB, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI and…
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1896-2020 | da Vinci Xi Surgical System, IS4000 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and the Patient Cart (PC). The Patient Cart is the operative component of the IS4000 system and its primary function is to support the… | 270 USM units on a combination of 100 unique systems | Class II | Terminated | 13 May 2020 |
| Z-1897-2020 | da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and the Patient Cart (PC). The Patient Cart is the operative component of the IS4000 system and its primary function is to support the… | 270 USMs on a combination of 100 unique systems (4 USM per system) | Class II | Terminated | 13 May 2020 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2019
- 968
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- 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
- FDA enforcement report Z-1896-2020The 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 83482. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/83482/. 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:
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, District of Columbia, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS. MA, MI, MS, NB, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA and WI and…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 83482?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
270 USM units on a combination of 100 unique systems
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 88% of the 968 device events that started in 2019 are in Class II.