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Device recall: Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S and Si Monopolar Curved Scissor

FDA enforcement event 98383 · Class II · initiated 9 Dec 2025 · status Ongoing

DeviceVoluntary: Firm initiated4 product recordsSunnyvale, CA

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) initiated this device recall on 9 Dec 2025; FDA lists 4 product records under event 98383, classified Class II.

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. 85% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 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

"Due to increased complaints for broken/frayed grip cables for reusable instruments."

Distribution

"Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA and WI. The countries of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,…"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1696-2026	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S and Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420179 Software Version: N/A Product Description: EndoWrist Instruments or Da Vinci S/Si Reusable instruments, including blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors,…	86904	Class II	Ongoing	8 Apr 2026
Z-1697-2026	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Double Fenestrated Grasper Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Double Fenestrated Grasper Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420189 Software Version: NA Product Description: EndoWrist Instruments or Da Vinci S/Si Reusable instruments, including blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors,…	2370	Class II	Ongoing	8 Apr 2026
Z-1698-2026	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Mega Needle Driver Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Mega Needle Driver Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420194 Software Version: NA Product Description: EndoWrist Instruments or Da Vinci S/Si Reusable instruments, including blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels,…	7819	Class II	Ongoing	8 Apr 2026
Z-1699-2026	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Grasping Retractor Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Grasping Retractor Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420278 Software Version: NA Product Description: EndoWrist Instruments or Da Vinci S/Si Reusable instruments, including blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels,…	2660	Class II	Ongoing	8 Apr 2026

Context

85%of 2025 device events are Class II945 events that year

4product records in this eventfirm median: 1

105events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
24 Apr 2026	Brand Name: Da Vinci 5 Product Name: ASSY,DV5 TOWER,IS5000 Model/Catalog Number: 380746 Software Version: N/A Product De	Device	Class II	1
22 Apr 2026	Da Vinci ASSY, PSS, SP1098, Part Number: 380601	Device	Class II	1
2 Apr 2026	Brand Name: Da Vinci X and Da Vinci Xi Product Name: da Vinci X, Xi Surgical System Model/Catalog Number: IS4000; IS4200	Device	Class II	1
11 Mar 2026	Intuitive 8 mm SureForm 30 Gray Reloads Reference Numbers: 48230M-05 and 48230M-06	Device	Class I	1
30 Dec 2025	da Vinci 5 Surgeon Console Viewer Display, ASSY, DV5 CONSOLE, IS5000, Part Number: 380730-45	Device	Class II	1
15 Dec 2025	da Vinci SP, SP Access Port Kit, Large Incision Reference Numbers:430073 (2.7-4cm,SP1098, Box) & 430075 (2.7-7cm,SP1098,	Device	Class II	1
9 Dec 2025	Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Model/	Device	Class II	2
4 Dec 2025	Brand Name: Ion Endoluminal System Product Name: Ion Vision Probe Bag Model/Catalog Number: 490127 Software Version: N/A	Device	Class II	1
17 Nov 2025	Da Vinci 5 ASSY, DV5 CONSOLE, IS5000 Model/Catalog Number: 380730 Used for minimally invasive surgery.	Device	Class II	1
7 Nov 2025	Brand Name: Da Vinci Product Name: da Vinci X, Xi Surgical System, & da Vinci 5 Surgical System Model/Catalog Number: IS	Device	Class II	1

All 105 events for Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Questions and answers

Why was this device recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Due to increased complaints for broken/frayed grip cables for reusable instruments."

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 - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA and WI. The countries of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China,…"

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.