Recall
Patient Side Cart Battery Box used in conjunction with the da Vinci A surgical system. Intuitive Surgical Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 27 April 2012
- Status
- Recall terminated
- Why, in the FDA's words
- “Patient Side Cart battery boxes may overheat in rare charging conditions, causing battery bulging.”
- Recall began
- 27 April 2012
- Company
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Device type
- Robot-assisted surgical systems (computer-controlled instruments) (NAY)
What it means
A recall is the FDA's record that a company is correcting or removing a device because of a problem. Many are fixed with a software update or new instructions; the record does not say whether anyone was hurt. See our plain guide to FDA terms.
The record
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