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Device product

8MM,MICRO BIPOLAR FORCEPS,IS4000 REF 471171

Z-0875-2025

December 19, 2024

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Event
Event 95938
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1,036
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0875-2025

Official wording

Reason: Due to increased complaints regarding frayed or broken grip cables on reusable instruments with jaws.

Code information: Model Number: 471171 Part Number: 471171-15 UDI-DI code: 00886874121474 Batch Numbers: K10230405 K10230413 K10230601 K10230615 K10230713 K10230817 K10230907 K10230913 K10231103 K10231123 K10231130 K10231207 K10231214 K10231221 K10240104 K10240118 K10240208 K10240222 K10240327 K10240411 K10240502 K10240516 K10240702 K10240711 K16240508 K16240530

Distribution pattern: U.S. - Nation-wide. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and Puerto Rico. O.U.S: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Vietnam

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Due to increased complaints regarding frayed or broken grip cables on reusable instruments with jaws.