Recall
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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 9 Dec 2025
- Status
- Recall open, classified
- Why, in the FDA's words
- “Due to increased complaints for broken/frayed grip cables for reusable instruments.”
- Recall began
- 9 Dec 2025
- 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
The FDA publishes this record in its public device database. The summary documents the company filed, when available, are linked from the FDA's page.