FDA: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s da Vinci Surgical Robots Slapped With Class II Recall

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The FDA says the recall of more than 100,000 components of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci surgical robot is Class II, meaning the products might cause a temporary health problem or pose only a slight threat of serious consequences. A pair of recalls affecting more than 110,000 components of Intuitive Surgical's (NSDQ:ISRG) flagship da Vinci surgical robot pose only a slight risk of serious consequences, the FDA said this week. Intuitive notified customers Nov. 15 of the potential for a component in the da Vinci's Endowrist instrument to detatch, saying the problem only affects devices made before October 2011 and that most of the affected products are not in use.

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