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Device recall: Patient Side Cart, REF: 380620, with instrument arms, used as part of the da Vinci X Surgical System, REF: IS4200; Patie
FDA enforcement event 91505 is a device recall by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA, initiated 24 Jan 2023 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. 88% of the 917 device enforcement events initiated in 2023 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. 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
"Preventative maintenance data was used to identify instrument Arms, part of surgical systems, that allow surgeons to perform surgical tasks, that may be at risk of insertion ballscrew failure, allowing for uncontrolled carriage movement along the insertion axis, which may cause tissue injury."
Distribution
"Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of FL, GA, WA and the countries of United Kingdom, Germany, France"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1262-2023 | Patient Side Cart, REF: 380620, with instrument arms, used as part of the da Vinci X Surgical System, REF: IS4200; Patient Side Cart, REF: 380652, with instrument arms, used as part of the da Vinci Xi Surgical System, REF: IS4000 | 9 | Class II | Ongoing | 22 Mar 2023 |
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: "Preventative maintenance data was used to identify instrument Arms, part of surgical systems, that allow surgeons to perform surgical tasks, that may be at risk of insertion ballscrew failure, allowing for uncontrolled carriage movement along the insertion axis, which may cause tissue injury."
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 - US Nationwide distribution in the states of FL, GA, WA and the countries of United Kingdom, Germany, France"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "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.