A da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore Sandra Sultzer'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
How the event developed
- 2024-02-08Lawsuit
A da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore Sandra Sultzer'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
Sandra Sultzer, a 78-year-old Boca Raton 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 Sandra Sultzer'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
Sandra Sultzer 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 Sandra Sultzer 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
Sandra Sultzer 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 Harvey Sultzer.
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- nbcnews.comA da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned and tore Sandra Sultzer'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.2024-02-08tier 1
- tmz.comSandra Sultzer, a 78-year-old Boca Raton 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.2024-02-08tier 2
- sun-sentinel.comA stray electrical arc from a da Vinci surgical robot allegedly burned Sandra Sultzer'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.2024-02-08tier 2
- people.comSandra Sultzer 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.2024-02-09tier 2
- lawcommentary.comSeventy-eight-year-old Sandra Sultzer 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.2024-02-13tier 2
- mdlinx.comLawsuit alleges da Vinci robotic surgical device caused fatal intestinal burns during procedure2024-02-13tier 3
- aboutlawsuits.comSandra Sultzer 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 Harvey Sultzer.2024-02-16tier 2
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