![]() ![]() Proponents say the benefits of da Vinci systems are clear: They can be more precisely controlled, need smaller incisions, and lead to less blood loss and quicker recoveries. But the legal claims that have come with Intuitive’s success showcase the serious risks that accompany the rewards new medical technology can bring.Īny kind of surgery carries risk: In high-income countries such as the United States, post-operative complications occur in up to 20 percent of all surgery patients, according to the U.S. Since the da Vinci surgical robot received FDA approval in 2000, Intuitive’s devices - which are operated by a surgeon using joysticks, foot pedals and a 3-D viewer - have propelled the firm to a $35 billion valuation and world dominance in robot-aided surgery. I don’t want them to get away with it, to be swept under a rug.” Teresa Hershey stands with her husband and two sons a few months before therobot-assisted surgery that led her to sue Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale.(Courtesy of Teresa Hershey) I just want the world to know what they’ve done. “There’s just been too much with this company, and too many people hurt. “I want to go all the way,” said Hershey, whose case would be only the third to go to trial amid a torrent of legal claims. ![]() ![]() She says she has refused the firm’s offers to settle. Now, seven years and 10 corrective surgeries later, Hershey is gearing up to fight Intuitive in Santa Clara County Superior Court. ![]()
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