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Class I recall of Senhance surgical robot over unintended arm movement

S3 · 09/15
2023 · Asensus Surgical

Record

CompanyAsensus Surgical
Categorymedical robotics
Typerecall
Date09/15
2023
Time of daynot documented
Locationno physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record)
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale5 devices in the US, distributed April-September 2023
Confidencehigh
VerificationCited source on file; not independently re-verified
SourceFDA

What happened

FDA classified Asensus Surgical's recall of the Senhance Surgical System as Class I after malfunctions caused uncontrolled, continuous rotation of the laparoscope instrument actuator arm even after the surgeon disengaged teleoperation, creating potential for critical tissue trauma; Asensus reported no patient harm to date and instructed customers to stop use until a software update (v2.7.5) was applied.

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