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10 cases in Surgical, lawsuit
- 2025-11-05A private Tasmanian hospital is being sued over an injury claim related to robotic surgery.Report
- 2025-04-01Class certified for purchasers in antitrust lawsuit against surgical robot manufacturerReport
- 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
- 2024-06-13VA surgical robot procedure at Charleston VAMC resulted in compartment syndrome and permanent arm disability for a veteran in June 2024.Lawsuit
- 2022-06-03A 71-year-old man died on June 26, 2022, after undergoing robotic surgery to remove prostate cancer at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London on June 3, 2022, with a lawsuit alleging the hospital lacked the resources to safely perform the procedure and failed to transfer him sooner to a major medical center.Report
- 2021-07-14Hospitals sue surgical robot maker over allegedly restrictive contractsReport
- 2020-11-17Lawsuit filed against Intuitive Surgical and VA physicians alleging robotic surgery negligence led to the death of a patient on March 23, 2023.Lawsuit
- 2016-04-22$30M surgical robot defect trial settles during jury deliberationsSettlement
- 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
- 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