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• Robot-Assisted Gallbladder Surgery Linked to Higher Risk of Complications: Study

  June 11, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that robot-assisted gallbladder removal surgery results in longer hospital stays and higher complication rates compared to traditional laparoscopic surgery.

• Robotic Hernia Repair Surgery Linked To Higher Rates of Hernia Recurrence: Study

  June 18, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study indicates there is an increased risk of recurrence following robot-assisted hernia repair surgery, when compared to laparoscopic and open surgical procedures.

• Da Vinci Surgical Robot Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Small Intestine Burns

  February 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  a da Vinci surgical robot wrongful death lawsuit claims poor insulation led to fatal thermal burns to a woman's small intestines.

• Robotic Surgery Linked to Higher Rates of Bile Duct Injury in Cholecystectomies: Study

  December 19, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Researchers raise questions about the safety and effectiveness of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy, which has been linked to an increased risk of bile duct injuries.

• FDA Issues Warning Over Use of Surgical Robots To Perform Mastectomies

  August 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a safety communication warning there is no proof of the safety or effectiveness of using robotic surgery to perform mastectomy procedures for the prevention or treatment of breast cancer.

• Study Finds Few Benefits To Robotic Surgery Compared to Traditional Surgical Methods

  August 17, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds the outcomes of robotic surgery are no better than more traditional forms of surgery.

• Robotic Hernia Repair Surgery Has No Benefits Over Laparoscopic Techniques: Study

  October 29, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds robot surgery fails to provide any benefits in hernia mesh repair procedures.

• Intuitive Surgical Hid Hundreds of Da Vinci Robot Injuries: Insurance Companies

  May 31, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of the da Vinci robot face lawsuits from two insurance companies who say they should be let out of their coverage contract because the company hid more than 700 consumer injury claims.

• Intuitive Surgical Settles Lawsuit over Robotic Hysterectomy Complications

  April 26, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Intuitive Surgical has reached an undisclosed settlement agreement with a woman who says the da Vinci robot caused her to suffer severe internal injuries during a hysterectomy procedure.

• Robotic Surgery Lawsuit Heads to Trial Over da Vinci System

  April 8, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A da Vinci robot surgery lawsuit trial is underway in California state court in a case brought by a woman who says that the electrified scissors on the device damaged tissue and caused her intestines to protrude through her vagina.