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FDA Device recall Z-1897-2020

da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon…

On 2020-05-13 the FDA classified a Class II recall of da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon… by Intuitive Surgical, citing failure of Universal Surgical Manipulators due to a high friction points, resulting in an increase of arm movement to include: feelings of resistance, hesitation, and jerking.

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-1897-2020
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2019-04-11
Published2020-05-13
Last updated2026-09-13 11:55 UTC
CompanyIntuitive Surgical
DistributionUS

Product

da Vinci X Surgical System, IS4200 - Product Usage: The da Vinci Xi surgical system (IS4000) is made of three main components: the Surgeon Console (SC), the Vision Cart (VC), and the Patient Cart (PC). The Patient Cart is the operative component of the IS4000 system and its primary function is to support the instrument arms and camera arm. The system has four Universal Surgical Manipulators (USM) also known as arms, which allow the surgeon to control up to three instruments and an endoscope simultaneously to perform surgical tasks (e.g. cutting, suturing, tissue approximation) in a variety of procedures. There are four USM per da Vinci X surgical system.

Reason

Failure of Universal Surgical Manipulators due to a high friction points, resulting in an increase of arm movement to include: feelings of resistance, hesitation, and jerking.

Identifiers

code_infoUDI: 00886874114216 Device Listing: D295931 Serial Numbers: SL0085, SL0315, SL0317, SL0324, SL0338, SL0350, SL0351, SL0353, SL0354, SL0357, SL0369

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1897-2020%22

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