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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Intuitive Surgical Ion Endoluminal System Vision Probe Bags

The Ion Vision Probe Bag may have a compromised or incomplete sterile pouch seal.

What happened

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., of Sunnyvale, California, began a recall on December 4, 2025, of the Ion Vision Probe Bag, a part of the Ion Endoluminal System, a robotically assisted platform for minimally invasive peripheral lung biopsy. The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on January 21, 2026, because the probe bags may have a compromised or incomplete sterile pouch seal.

The product was distributed in the United States and in Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medical device recalls:

  1. A device recall doesn't always mean you must stop using it: it may need to be checked, adjusted or fixed.
  2. Talk to your health care provider before you stop using it.

Is your bag affected?

Match the model number and lot code listed under your product.

  1. Ion Vision Probe Bag

    Model number
    • 490127
    Lot code
    • DM01232816
    • DM01232817
    • DM01233001
    • DM01233002
    • DM01233622
    • DM01233623
    • DM01233823
    • DM01233824
    • DM01234116
    • DM01234117
    • DM01234327
    • DM01234328
    • DM01234624
    • DM01234718
    • DM01234818
    • DM01234819
    • DM1225001
    • DM1230443
    • DM1231118
    • DM1231119
    • DM1231120
    • DM1231355
    • DM1231356
    • DM1231357
    • DM1231701
    • DM1231702
    • DM1232005
    • DM1232006
    • DM1232120
    • DM1232121
    • DM01252527
    • DM01242617
    • DM01244230
    • DM01241638
    • DM01240221
    • DM01253518
    • DM01253002
    • DM01252828
    • DM01252526
    • DM01252722
    • DM01251821
    • DM01251820
    • DM01252224
    • DM01252339
    • DM01252225
    • DM01251736
    • DM01250930
    • DM01251735
    • DM01250822
    • DM01244035
    • DM01244229
    • DM01250539
    • DM01250225
    • DM01244621
    • DM01250224
    • DM01241125
    • DM01244421
    • DM01244620
    • DM01244422
    • DM01244420
    • DM01244228
    • DM01244125
    • DM01244124
    • DM01241639
    • DM01240819
    • DM01244034
    • DM01243829
    • DM01243830
    • DM01243221
    • DM01243720
    • DM01242925
    • DM01242616
    • DM01241420
    • DM01240116
    • DM01243721
    • DM01241124
    • DM01243220
    • DM01240818
    • DM01242824
    • DM01242924
    • DM01240117
    • DM01240631
    • DM01240630
    • DM01240220
    • 12326030

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.Sunnyvale, California
Risk

Moderate risk

Using it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.

FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98215
Recall number
Z-1134-2026

All recalls from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Listed on Recall Canary

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 23, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)