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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 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 Surgery for Mastectomies, Other Cancer Treatments May Not Be Safe or Effective, FDA Warns

  March 1, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Federal health officials are warning against the use of robotic surgery for women with breast cancer, those at high risk...

• Surgical Robots Complicate Training Of New Residents: Study

  January 17, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that surgical residents are not getting as much training when working with surgical robots as they do with open surgical procedures.

• 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.

• Robotic Surgery Linked To High Rates of Complications In Certain Procedures: Study

  July 21, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A new study indicates that some types of robotic surgery are more risky than others, and found 144 deaths have occurred since 2000.

• Gynecare Tissue Morcellator Lawsuit Filed Over Dissemination of Cancerous Tissue

  June 2, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A South Carolina couple accuses recalled morcellators by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon division for spreading potentially deadly cancer cells during uterine fibriod removal surgeries.