Surgical robots incidents

18 verified incidents involving surgical robots robots. Source-attributed, append-only, corrections recorded on the record.

• da Vinci 8mm SureForm 30 Gray stapler reload recall after incomplete staple lines (1 death, 4 serious injuries)2026-03-11 · recall
• da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in use2026-02-02 · recall
• Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: probe-bag sterile-seal issue (Z-1134-2026)2026-01-28 · recall
• da Vinci X/Xi/5 recall: software error let instrument arms failing a ball-screw diagnostic stay in use2025-11-07 · recall
• FDA Class I recall of Edwards Lifesciences arterial cannulae due to risk of wire exposure2025-05-16 · recall
• da Vinci 5 console foot-pedal recall over a spring failure that can leave a pedal stuck pressed2025-02-26 · recall
• Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recall: instrument-cart-arm screw issue (Z-2720-2024)2024-09-04 · recall
• FDA Class 2 recall of Epione needle guide component due to rust2024-08-05 · recall
• Stryker Mako Total Knee software correction over 'error #3' codes when switching applications2024-05-28 · recall
• FDA MAUDE report: Yomi guided dental implant robot serious injury event2024-01-01 · injury
• Patient death during Epione-assisted liver cancer ablation procedure in France2023-11-10 · fatality
• Asensus Senhance Class I recall: software malfunction caused uncontrolled arm motion after disengaging teleop2023-09-15 · recall
• da Vinci X/Xi recall: loose instrument carriage from an out-of-spec linear-rail component2023-02-23 · recall
• da Vinci Xi 8mm SureForm 30 stapler recall over staple-deployment failure and device fragments2022-10-07 · recall
• Zimmer Biomet ROSA ONE Brain 3.1 Class I recall: software could drive instruments to a wrong trajectory2021-09-22 · recall
• Intuitive Ion Endoluminal System recalls (fully-articulating catheter and Flexison biopsy needle)2020-12-02 · recall
• FDA warning letter to Intuitive Surgical over late reporting of da Vinci corrections and adverse events2013-07-19 · regulatory_action
• da Vinci Hot Shears (monopolar curved scissors) Class I recall: insulation micro-cracks caused tissue burns2013-05-08 · recall