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Event 89736

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 17, 2022
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 1

da Vinici X da Vinci Xi Sureform 45 REF 480445 da Vinci X da Vinci Xi Sureform 45 Curved-Tip REF 480545 da Vinici X da Vinci Xi Sureform 60 REF 480460

Z-0999-2022
Recall number
Z-0999-2022
Initiated
March 17, 2022
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Quantity
6,8881 boxes (or 413,286 individual units/6 instruments/box)

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
As a result of complaint data review, it identified tissue pushout events occurring during firing of the SureForm stapler when tissue is pushed distally within the jaws, rather than being held in place and transected. Overall rate of harm associated with bleeding of critical severity exceeds the predicted likelihood of harm as documented within Intuitives existing risk documentation.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

As a result of complaint data review, it identified tissue pushout events occurring during firing of the SureForm stapler when tissue is pushed distally within the jaws, rather than being held in place and transected. Overall rate of harm associated with bleeding of critical severity exceeds the predicted likelihood of harm as documented within Intuitives existing risk documentation.

Code information

Product Description/Model Numbers/UDI Code: Sureform 45 / 480445 / 00886874117583 Sureform 45 Curved-Tip / 480545 / 00886874117590 Sureform 60 / 480460 / 00886874115640 All Lots

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY. The countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.