Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1890-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

daVinci XI Sureform 60 reload, 60 mm Green 6- Row, 4.6 mm, REF 48360G-08, UDI: 00886874113844, Rx Only, Sterile EO - Product Usage: are intended to be used with da Vinci Surgical Systems for resection, transection, and, or creation of anastomoses in General, Thoracic, Gynecologic, Urologic, and Pediatric surgery.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 1, 2019
Date Posted: May 13, 2020
Recall Number: Z-1890-2020
Event ID: 85256
Reason for Recall:

The firm became aware of a manufacturing variation in which black and green reloads in select Stapler Reloads may not deploy individual adjacent staples, which could result in an incomplete staple line. Failure of a incomplete staple like could potentially lead to an air leak or an anastomotic leak which may require an additional procedural intervention.

Status: Ongoing
Product Quantity: 22,752 reloads
Code Information:

Lot numbers: T10180511; T10180718; T10180821;T10180822; T10180906; T10180913; T10180925; T10181008; T10190204; T10190208; T10190213; T11180816; T11190219

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including in the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, D.C., FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI and the countries of Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated