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Recall

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…

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 19 Sept 2017

Status
Recall terminated
Why, in the FDA's words
“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.”
Recall began
19 Sept 2017
Company
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Device type
Robot-assisted surgical systems (computer-controlled instruments) (NAY)
Concerns
K140553

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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