Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0111-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Single Site Curved Needed Driver Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA. 94086 The Intuitive Surgical da Vinci Single-Site Instruments and Accessories used with the da Vinci Si Surgical System (IS3000) are indicated for use by trained physicians in an operating room environment for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximation, clip-ligation, electrocautery and suturing during single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, benign hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy with the da Vinci Single-Site Instruments and Accessories, including graspers, dissectors, needle drivers, scissors, suction irrigators, monopolar cautery, bipolar cautery, 5 mm curved cannulae, 5 mm and 10 mm straight cannulae, flexible blunt obturators, and the 5mm Single-Site Port.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 2, 2013

Date Posted: November 6, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0111-2014

Event ID: 66524

Reason for Recall:

A limited number of FDA-cleared instruments for da Vinci Single Site use, Bipolar Maryland and curved needle Driver, were shipped without the correct revision of the user manual which provided added instruction for use of these additional Single Site instruments including indication, warnings and precautions.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 504 devices for a total of 2,220 affected clinical product.

Code Information:

Model number 428088-12 All distribution from 3-15-13 to 7-19-13. Batch/Lot # S10130521 S10130405 S10130401 S10130405 S10130405 S10130521 S10130405 S10130405 S10130406 S10130406 S10130411 S10130411 S10130613 S10130405 S10130327 S10130327 S10130319 S10130319 S10130626 S10130703 S10130405 S10130319 S10130521 S10130613 S10130502 S10130405 S10130401 S10130406 S10130521 S10130613 S10130502 S10130406 S10130411 S10130405 S10130327 S10130412 S10130613 S10130314 S10130411 S10130327 S10130327 S10130411 S10130406 S10130613 S10130626 S10130412 S10130521 S10130405 S10130405 S10130314 S10130401 S10130411 S10130626 S10130703 S10130703 S10130703 S10130626 S10130613 S10130502 S10130401 S10130412 S10130406 Batch/Lot # S10130412 S10130405 S10130412 S10130314 S10130319 S10130502 S10130613 S10130405 S10130314 S10130405 S10130405 S10130613 S10130709 S10130703 S10130314 S10130319 S10130319 S10130314 S10130412 S10130521 S10130626 S10130411 S10130405 S10130521 S10130405 S10130319 S10130319 S10130319 S10130405 S10130405 S10130405 S10130314 S10130314 S10130314 S10130314 S10130319 S10130319 S10130319 S10130319 S10130314 S10130314 S10130314 S10130405 S10130327 S10130327 S10130405 S10130405 S10130412 S10130405 S10130327 S10130406 S10130406 S10130406 S10130613 S10130502 S10130613 S10130502 S10130521 S10130502 S10130613 S10130411 S10130502 Batch/Lot # S10130412 S10130521 S10130521 S10130521 S10130521 S10130613 S10130521 S10130405 S10130401 S10130405 S10130405 S10130613 S10130613 S10130703 S10130703 S10130319 S10130319 S10130626 S10130703 S10130405 S10130405 S10130405 S10130405 S10130521 S10130521 S10130405 S10130327 S10130406 S10130412 S10130412 S10130411 S10130401 S10130405 S10130521 S10130502 S10130406 S10130613 S10130411 S10130613 S10130613 S10130405 S10130401 S10130327 S10130405 S10130406 S10130405 S10130405 S10130405 S10130319 S10130319 S10130406 S10130406 S10130703 S10130613 S10130502 S10130412 S10130412 S10130406 S10130406 S10130521 S10130626 S10130405 S10130401 S10130412 S10130405 S10130405 S10130613 S10130502

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of:Australia, Belgium, France, Italy and United Kingdom. .

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated