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9 cases in Surgical, serious injury
- 2025-11-05A private Tasmanian hospital is being sued over an injury claim related to robotic surgery.Report
- 2025-01-16Globus Medical Excelsius GPS surgical robot allegedly malfunctioned during spinal surgery on January 16, 2025, causing misplaced pedicle screws and persistent neurological deficits in the patient, according to a federal lawsuit filed December 5, 2025.Lawsuit
- 2024-08-14The FDA issued a warning letter to Globus Medical after finding that the company failed to properly investigate complaints of misplaced screws and delayed reporting serious injuries, including spinal cord damage to a patient, associated with its ExcelsiusGPS surgical robot.Report
- 2024-06-13VA surgical robot procedure at Charleston VAMC resulted in compartment syndrome and permanent arm disability for a veteran in June 2024.Lawsuit
- 2016-04-22$30M surgical robot defect trial settles during jury deliberationsSettlement
- 2014-09-30A piece of a surgical robot fell into a patient's abdominal cavity unnoticed during surgery, resulting in a $475,000 lawsuit.Lawsuit
- 2014-03-25Shareholders filed a derivative lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical alleging the company underreported adverse events and concealed recalls related to its da Vinci surgical robot.Report
- 2013-06-14Lawsuits allege that microscopic cracks in the insulating covers of the da Vinci Surgical System's Monopolar Curved Scissors allowed electrical current to leak and burn patients during minimally invasive surgeries at hospitals across the United States.Report
- 2009-01-01Michelle Zarick alleged that inadequately insulated electrified scissors on the da Vinci robotic surgical system caused internal injuries during a 2009 hysterectomy, resulting in intestinal prolapse and emergency surgery requiring a hip-to-hip incision.Report