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…
A new study finds the outcomes of robotic surgery are no better than more traditional forms of surgery.
Federal health officials are warning against the use of robotic surgery for women with breast cancer, those at high risk for breast cancer, or individuals considering the procedure for prevention…
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 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.
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…
A new study indicates that some types of robotic surgery are more risky than others, and found 144 deaths have occurred since 2000.
A South Carolina couple accuses recalled morcellators by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon division for spreading potentially deadly cancer cells during uterine fibriod removal surgeries.
Google is partnering with Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary to design a new surgical robot which could challenge the U.S. monopoly held by Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot.
The FDA has scheduled a workshop for this summer to discuss how best to regulate da Vinci robot surgical systems and similar robot-assisted surgical systems that may follow.
