Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S and Si Monopolar…
Medical device recall Z-1696-2026. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 8, 2026.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Apr 8, 2026. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word, and 20 states named
- 86904 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Due to increased complaints for broken/frayed grip cables for reusable instruments.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Brand Name: da Vinci S, Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Product Name: da Vinci S and Si Monopolar Curved Scissors Instrument Model/Catalog Number: 420179 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
86904, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lot Code: 420179: Monopolar Curved Scissors (Hot Shears) GTIN: 00886874111505 FDA Medical Device Number: D088920 Material Number: 420179-10 Batch / System Numbers: M10101102 SH0935 M10101201 SH0935 M10101202 SH1279 M10101203 SH0059…
Every code shown here, 1,997 characters
Lot Code: 420179: Monopolar Curved Scissors (Hot Shears) GTIN: 00886874111505 FDA Medical Device Number: D088920 Material Number: 420179-10 Batch / System Numbers: M10101102 SH0935 M10101201 SH0935 M10101202 SH1279 M10101203 SH0059 M10101204 USG294 M10101206 USG294 M10101206 SH1378 M10101214 USG022 M10101214 SH0035 M10101214 SH0495 M10110104 SH1279 M10110111 SH1378 M10110112 USG294 M10110113 SH0075 M10110121 SG704 M10110121 SH1279 M10110124 SH0495 M10110126 USG721 M10110126 SH1391 M10110127 USG721 M10110127 SH1279 M10110127 SH2144 M10110202 USG294 M10110202 SH0495 M10110203 SH2144 M10110208 SG704 M10110210 SH1378 M10110216 SH1368 M10110216 USG294 M10110216 SH1391 M10110217 SH0495 M10110217 SH1279 M10110222 SH1279 M10110228 SH0547 M10110228 USG721 M10110228 USG022 M10110228 SH1378 M10110228 SH1279 M10110301 SH1279 M10110303 SH0495 M10110304 USG294 M10110304 SH0729 M10110304 SH0761 M10110307 USG294 M10110308 USG294 M10110308 SH0035 M10110308 SH0495 M10110308 SH1279 M10110311 USG294 M10110311 SH2144 M10110315 USG294 M10110318 USG294 M10110318 SH0935 M10110318 SH1279 M10110323 USG022 M10110324 SH0059 M10110324 USG022 M10110324 SH0495 M10110328 USG294 M10110328 SH0935 M10110328 SH1279 M10110329 USG294 M10110329 SH0935 M10110331 SH0935 M10110405 SH1378 M10110413 USG294 M10110413 SH1279 M10110414 SG704 M10110414 SH0495 M10110420 SH1279 M10110425 SH0035 M10110426 SH0059 M10110428 USG022 M10110429 SG2026 M10110429 SH0035 M10110504 USG294 M10110512 USG294 M10110512 USG022 M10110512 SH2144 M10110517 USG294 M10110517 SH0495 M10110518 SH0035 M10110524 USG294 M10110524 SH1279 M10110525 USG294 M10110526 USG294 M10110526 SH1378 M10110602 SH1279 M10110603 SH1378 M10110614 SH1279 M10110616 SH1368 M10110617 SH1182 M10110617 SH0495 M10110621 SH2144 M10110622 SH0935 M10110623 SH0729 M10110624 SH1378 M10110629 USG294 M10110630 SH1279 M10110630 SH2144 M10110701 SH1378 M10110705 SH0035 M10110711 USG294 M10110712 SH1378 M10110712 SH0495 M10110715 SH1279 M10110715 SH2144 M10110718 SH0761…
FDA’s list runs to 53,185 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CA, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA and WI. The countries of Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The states and territories these words name
20 states and territories.
Every one of them
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Missouri
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Dec 9, 2025.
- FDA classified it on Mar 30, 2026.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Apr 8, 2026.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc., of Sunnyvale, CA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 53,185 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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