Thursday, April 5, 2012

Father sues Intuitive Surgical for botched da Vinci hysterectomy

In a lawsuit filed in a New York court, McCalla said that the da Vinci system burned an artery and intestines during his daughter's surgery, further accusing the surgeon and the hospital of carelessness for not discovering the damage.

McCalla claimed that the surgical robot contains dangerous design flaws, including un-insulated surgical arms that may allow electrical currents to jump to healthy internal organs and tissue. He also said that Intuitive didn't properly train physicians to use the device, according to a press release.

http://www.massdevice.com/news/father-sues-intuitive-surgical-botched-da-vinci-hysterectomy

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