Lawsuit filed against Intuitive Surgical and VA physicians alleging robotic surgery negligence led to the death of a patient on March 23, 2023.
- Date of incident
- 2020-11-17
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts (Jamaica Plains VA Medical Center) and Providence, Rhode Island (Providence VA Medical Center)
- Model
- da Vinci Surgical System
- Sources
- 1
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How the event developed
- 2026-03-20Report
Court filing (District Court, D. Massachusetts, No. 1:26-cv-11378)
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