None 371868Recalls & reported problems
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · CAMERA HEAD CABLE · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00886874110386), received between Jun 11, 2023 and Jun 11, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Display or Visual Feedback Problem” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Display or Visual Feedback Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 11, 2023Display or Visual Feedback Problem; Display or Visual Feedback Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DA VINCI-ASSISTED PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE CAMERA CABLE DISPLAYED A PURPLE IMAGE ON THE SURGEON SIDE CART (SSC) AND VISION SIDE CART (VSC). THE CUSTOMER DID NOT HAVE A BACKUP OR SECONDARY CAMERA CABLE AVAILABLE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) FOLLOWED UP WITH THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) MANAGER AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE PATIENT WAS ON THE TABLE AND PORTS WERE PLACED WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED. THE OR TEAM LOST THE IMAGE AND ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CABLE. OR TEAM TRIED TO FIND A SPARE CABLE IN ANOTHER SERVICE BUT COULD NOT. AS SURGERY WAS ALREADY POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19, AND THEY COULD NOT USE THE SYSTEM, THE SURGEON DECIDED TO CONVERT TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY. THE DELAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES FROM THE MOMENT ISSUE OCCURRED TO THE MOMENT THEY DECIDED TO CONVERT DUE TO THE DESCRIBED TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS. NO POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE OBSERVED, AND THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17102458 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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