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Device product

8MM,MARYLAND BIPOLAR FORCEPS,IS4000 ¿ REF 470172

Z-0856-2025

December 19, 2024

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Event
Event 95938
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
7,132
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0856-2025

Official wording

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

Code information: Model Number: 470172 Part Number: 470172-17 UDI-DI code: 00886874112281 Batch Numbers: K10221204 K10230219 K10230226 K10230302 K10230310 K10230427 K10230518 K10230525 K10230601 K10230608 K10230615 K10230622 K10230629 K10230913 K10231019 K10231123 K10240222 K10240327 K10240404 K10240418 K10240425 K10240502 K10240711 K11231019 K11231116 K11240502 K11240711

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.