EndoWrist recallZ-0404-2018 · Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · initiated Sep 19, 2017
Terminated
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Intuitive Surgical, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
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Why it was recalled
Specific da Vinci Xi EndoWrist Stapler 45 instruments are potentially impacted by a variation in the manufacturing process. In affected instruments, there is a possibility that the Stapler Release Kit (SRK) Wrench interface feature accessed through release hole 2 is manufactured to an incorrect dimension, which may prevent the SRK Wrench from being able to manually unclamp the instrument.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
The firm initiated their recall by email on 09/19/2017 and followed with a letter delivered by FedEx on 09/20/2017. The notice requested the following actions: "Please take the following actions to ensure all affected personnel are fully informed of this Field Safety Notice. Forward this letter to your Risk Manager, OR Director, Purchasing, Biomedical Engineering staff, and other members of your medical staff who are involved with da Vinci procedures. 1.Using the lot numbers listed above, please locate and return all affected Staplers at your site via the standard RMA process. a. Credit will be provided for remaining uses on affected instruments returned to Intuitive Surgical. 2.Please log into the da Vinci Online Community field action resource to read and/or complete any requested actions related to this issue. a. https://www.davincisurgerycommunity.com/ 3.If you cannot access the da Vinci Online Community field action resource, please complete the attached Acknowledgement Form and return it via fax or email to Intuitive Surgical per the instructions contained in the Acknowledgement Form. 4.Please retain a copy of this letter and a copy of the Acknowledgement Form for your files."
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0404-2018
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 19, 2017
- Recalling firm
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Quantity
- 60 units
- Product code
- NAY
- FDA submissions
- K140553
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution
Product description
daVinci X EndoWrist(R) Stapler 45, REF 470298 Product Usage: The Intuitive Surgical EndoWrist Stapler 45, Stapler 45 Reloads, and other Stapler Accessories (including the bladeless obturators) are intended to be used with the da Vinci Surgical System (Model IS4000) for resection, transection, and/or creation of anastomoses in General, Thoracic, Gynecologic and Urologic surgery. The device can be used with the same staple line or tissue buttressing material (natural synthetic).
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
UDI 00886874112427: Serial Numbers: S10170630, S11170705, S10170707, S10170731
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- EndoWrist 470298Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · System,surgical,computer controlled instrument1 recall2 deaths134 reports
Product lines
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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