Acronyms
What is Intuitive Surgical, Inc.?
This optional feature will allow the surgeon to activate a florescent green view of the surgical field, making it easier to see blood vessels on the patient's tissue
What is Firefly?
The housing is located at this end of the instrument
What is the proximal end?
An FA finding of "blade chipped" would be damage located on this end of the instrument
What is the distal end?
If a customer reports that they are unable to move the arms, this cart will be the primary product
What is the Patient Side Cart (PSC)?
MCS
What are the Monopolar Curved Scissors?
This system cart contains the system electronics (core)
What is the VSC (Vision Side Cart)?
This location on the instrument housing is used to clean the inside of the instrument with sterile water and/or cleaning solution
What are the flush tubes?
If the customer inserts a cold endoscope into the patient's body, or if there is too much smoke generated during surgery, the customer may experience this vision issue
What is fogging/ blurry image?
A failure of the helm would be attributed to this system cart
What is the Patient Side Cart (PSC)?
RPMS
What is Regulatory Post Market Surveillance?
The system carts are connected with these cables
What are the blue fiber cables (BFCs)?
These instrument components will spin/ rotate in response to commands from the SSC, controlling movement at the instrument tip.
What are the input disks?
If a customer reports they are able to see "the orange part" of a Monopolar Curved Scissors, this accessory may have slipped down towards the tips
What is the Tip Cover Accessory?
The Touchpad generally refers to the surgeon controls, but the Touchscreen is located on this system cart
What is the Vision Side Cart (VSC)?
MIS
What is Minimally Invasive Surgery?
These 3 components make up the Vision Side System (VSS)?
Hint - one "component" is a whole cart
What is the HRSV, the Endoscope, and the Vision Side Cart?
This component at the instrument wrist allows the instrument to move up and down (like throwing a ball)
What is the pitch cable?
If the grip tips are stuck shut, the customer can manually open the tips using this tool
What is the IRK (Instrument Release Kit)?
If a customer reports a failure of the MTM, this cart will likely require field service
What is the Surgeon Side Console (SSC)?
VP
What is the Video Processor?
This system cart has an EPO button that can shut down the entire system and activate a non-recoverable system fault
What is the Patient Side Cart?
The sterile adapter and sterile cannula adapter are located on this disposable accessory
What is the drape/ USM drape?
Non-intuitive motion can occur on this instrument if the instrument adapter ring is missing or dislodged
What is the Endoscope?
Pressing the emergency stop button on the Surgeon Side Console (SSC) will activate this type of system fault
What is a recoverable fault?