A da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore a person's small intestine during colon cancer surgery in Florida in September 2021, leading to additional procedures and her death in February 2022, prompting a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical.
- Date of incident
- 2021-09-01
- Location
- Florida, USA
- Model
- da Vinci
- Sources
- 7
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How the event developed
- 2024-02-08Lawsuit
A da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore a person's small intestine during colon cancer surgery in Florida in September 2021, leading to additional procedures and her death in February 2022, prompting a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical.
nbcnews.com - 2024-02-08Lawsuit
a person, a 78-year-old Boca a person woman, died in 2022 after a September 2021 da Vinci surgical robot procedure during which allegedly cracked rubber sleeve insulation allowed stray electrical current to burn a hole in her small intestine.
tmz.com - 2024-02-08Lawsuit
A stray electrical arc from a da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned a person's small intestine during a colon cancer procedure at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in September 2021, causing a perforation that led to her death.
sun-sentinel.com - 2024-02-09Lawsuit
a person died in February 2022 after allegedly suffering a thermal burn injury to her small intestine during da Vinci robotic surgery for colon cancer in September 2021 at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida.
people.com - 2024-02-13Lawsuit
Seventy-eight-year-old a person died in February 2022 after a da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned a hole in her small intestine during colon cancer surgery at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in September 2021, leading her husband to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical.
lawcommentary.com - 2024-02-13Lawsuit
Lawsuit alleges da Vinci robotic surgical device caused fatal intestinal burns during procedure
mdlinx.com - 2024-02-16Lawsuit
a person died in February 2022 after suffering fatal thermal burn injuries to her small intestine during da Vinci robotic surgery for colon cancer performed in September 2021, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her husband a person.
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- nbcnews.comA da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore a person's small intestine during colon cancer surgery in Florida in September 2021, leading to additional procedures and her death in February 2022, prompting a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical.2024-02-08copy 2026-09-14tier 1
- tmz.coma person, a 78-year-old Boca a person woman, died in 2022 after a September 2021 da Vinci surgical robot procedure during which allegedly cracked rubber sleeve insulation allowed stray electrical current to burn a hole in her small intestine.2024-02-08copy 2026-09-13tier 2
- sun-sentinel.comA stray electrical arc from a da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned a person's small intestine during a colon cancer procedure at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in September 2021, causing a perforation that led to her death.2024-02-08copy 2026-09-12tier 2
- people.coma person died in February 2022 after allegedly suffering a thermal burn injury to her small intestine during da Vinci robotic surgery for colon cancer in September 2021 at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida.2024-02-09copy 2026-09-13tier 2
- lawcommentary.comSeventy-eight-year-old a person died in February 2022 after a da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned a hole in her small intestine during colon cancer surgery at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in September 2021, leading her husband to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical.2024-02-13copy 2026-09-14tier 2
- mdlinx.comLawsuit alleges da Vinci robotic surgical device caused fatal intestinal burns during procedure2024-02-13copy 2026-09-13tier 3
- aboutlawsuits.coma person died in February 2022 after suffering fatal thermal burn injuries to her small intestine during da Vinci robotic surgery for colon cancer performed in September 2021, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her husband a person.2024-02-16copy 2026-09-13tier 2
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