Michelle Zarick underwent a routine hysterectomy in 2009 that was performed with sophisticated robot-assisted technology manufactured by Intuitive Surgical Inc. Robotic surgery is intended to allow for greater viewing of the surgical field, a reduced risk of complications, and many other benefits. But Zarick and... Read More

A Henderson, TX man has filed a da Vinci robot lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in the Northern District of California. Richard Pohly claims the surgical system caused him to suffer a thermal injury — burn — to his rectum during the procedure, which has... Read More

At the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons in January 2015, several researchers presented their findings gleaned from analyzing years of FDA data regarding da Vinci robot surgery and its potential for severe complications. The data reflected incidents reported from January 2000... Read More

Over the past several years, the Da Vinci surgical system has been implicated in several civil lawsuits, primarily due to its alleged propensity to cause unwanted damage to surrounding tissue and organs during minimally-invasive abdominal and pelvic surgeries. Accordingly, plaintiffs from across the United States... Read More

A Kentucky man has filed a Da Vinci robot lawsuit over serious injuries sustained during a prostatectomy that was performed using the surgical system. Russell W. Fryman vs. Intuitive Surgical Inc. alleges that Mr. Fryman suffered injuries during his surgery that were the result of... Read More

A da Vinci robot class action lawsuit was filed on October 3, 2014 concerning injuries that plaintiffs had suffered while undergoing surgery in which the device was used. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division, states... Read More

When the da Vinci robotic surgery system was first introduced to the marketplace, hospitals touted it as a means of making surgeries safer for patients by reducing complications and improving precision. However, as increasing numbers of patients complain of robot surgery complications, experts are questioning... Read More

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a pioneer in the use of robotic surgery, was hit in May 2014 with a robotic surgery lawsuit by a Tennessee woman. The lawsuit, filed on May 8, 2014 in United States District Court, Northern District of California, pits the plaintiff, a... Read More