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Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Mod... — FDA record Z-1700-2026
Reported ongoing
Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.
Source date Dec 9, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.
What the record says
- Product
- Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S, Si Tenaculum Forceps Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420207 Software Version: N/A Product Description: EndoWrist Instruments or Da Vinci S/Si Reusable instruments, including blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pick-ups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery and accessories are intended for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, cutting, blunt and sharp dissection, approximation, ligation, electrocautery, suturing, and delivery and placement of microwave and cryogenic ablation probes and accessories. Please refer to attached User Manual for additional details on intended use. All da Vinci S/Si reusable instruments with jaws use mechanical tungsten cables and pulleys to transmit motion from the input discs to the housing (on the proximal chassis), through the main shaft, and the distal instrument tip (inside the patient). Component: N/A
- Reason
- Due to increased in complaints regarding frayed or broken pitch cables on reusable surgical instruments
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Quantity
- 2095 instruments
- Agency-reported status
- Ongoing
- Source record identifier
- Z-1700-2026
What the recall classes mean. Classification is an agency assessment, not individual medical advice.
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Lot Code: 420207: Tenaculum Forceps Instrument GTIN: 00886874111659 FDA Medical Device Number: D088920 Material Number: 420207-06 da Vinci System Numbers: SH1378 SH0935 SH0935 SH0935 USG294 SH0761 SH0729 SH1182 SH1378 USG022 SH1378 SH1368 SH0059 SH1015 SH1182 SH0825 USG294 SH1390 USG022 SH0495 SH0495 SH1076 SH1390 SH1390 SH1390 SH1276 SH1385 USG022 SH0547 SH1385 SH1391 SH2144 SH0059 SH1279 SH0059 SH1390 SH1570 SH0059 SH1391 SG704 SH1570 SH0729 SH1385 SH1378 USG518 SH1385 SH1837 USG294 SH1368 SH1390 SH1385 SH1368 SG2026 SH1557 SH2144 SH1385 USG518 SH1279 USG294 SH1391 Material Number: 420207-07 da Vinci System Numbers: SH1391 SH1385 SH1385 SH1279 SH2125 SH0729 SH1368 USG721 SH1385 SH1997 SH2125 USG294 SH1378 SH1997 SH0035 SG704 SH1385 SH1279 SH1279 SH2125 SH1378 SH1378 SH0495 SH1390 SH1390 SH1385 SH2125 SH1378 SH1385 SH1279 USG721 SH1279 SH1837 USG518 SH1385 SH1378 USG022 SH1378 SH1570 SH1385 SH1385 SH0935 SH0935 SG704 SG704 SH1378 USG022 SH1385 SH1279 USG721 SH1279 USG518 SH1837 SH1279 USG022 SH1385 SH1385 SH1964 SH1385 SH1390 SH1279 SH1964 SH1385 SH1570 USG294 SH1182 SH1279 SH1279 USG022 SH1385 SH0825 USG294 SH0035 SH1276 SH2125 SH1279 RSH0152 USG518 SH1557 SH1837 SH1385 SH1390 SH1279 SH1390 SH1390 USG294 SH1385 SH1279 SH1385 SH1279 SH2125 USG721 SH1837 SH0035 SH1964 SH1837 SH1385 SH1385 SH1279 SH1279 RSH0152 SH1378 SH0495 Material Number: 420207-09 da Vinci System Numbers: RSH0152 SH1378 SH1385 SH1279 USG721 SH1279 SH1378 SH1385 USG721 SH1279 SH1182 SH1390 SH1076 USG721 SH1279 SH1182 SH1385 SH1837 SH1279 SH1837 SH1279 Material Number: 420207-10 da Vinci System Numbers: SH1279 SH1385 SH1390 SH1279 SH1385 SH1182 SH1368 SH1997 SH1279 USG721 SH1822 SH1557 SH1822 SH1964 SH1279 SH0495 SH1390 SH1279 SH1964 USG022 SH1822 SH1378 SH1182 SH1837 SH1279 SH1279 SH1279 SH1279 SH1997 SH1964 SH1964 SH1997 SH0761 SH1279 SH1837 SH1279 SH1279 SH1279 SH1390 SH1279 SH1997 |
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Distribution
U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MN, MO, MS, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, TX, VA, and WA. The countries of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
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Dates in the source
- Report date
- Apr 8, 2026
- Recall initiation date
- Dec 9, 2025
- Center classification date
- Mar 30, 2026
FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.