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Class II — Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Recalling firmIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
Registered facilityView this company's 41 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility)
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
ReasonSpecific da Vinci X Surgical Systems (IS4200) were shipped with defective Arm Controller Joint (ACJ) boards that were found to have a high rate of failure due to a defective component.
Productda Vinci X Surgical System, Model IS4200. Product Usage: The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System (da Vinci X Surgical System Mode IS4200) is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximation, ligation, electrocautery, suturing, and delivery and placement…
Quantity108 ACJ's on 35 surgical systems
DistributionUS Nationwide AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IA, MN, MS, NE, OK, TN, and TX. Foreign distribution was made to Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and United Kingdom.
Initiated2018-03-07
Classified2018-07-02
Terminated2020-07-29
Recall numberZ-2341-2018
InitiationVoluntary: Firm initiated

Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)

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RegWarden. “Class II recall — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Z-2341-2018).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/80249/

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