Deans & Lyons, LLP, Highlights Issues With Da Vinci Robotic Surgery

According to legal professionals, da Vinci robotic surgery is increasingly used in the United States but is not without risk to patients.

2014-03-29

DALLAS, TX, March 29, 2014 (Press-News.org) According to Deans & Lyons, LLP, da Vinci robotic surgery is increasingly used in the United States but is not without risk to patients. A recent Johns Hopkins study backs up this claim, showing that the robotic surgery has been responsible for 71 deaths and 174 injuries during a 12-year period.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., is the creator of the da Vinci system. Hospitals pay anywhere from $1.5 to $2.5 million for the surgical robot and so far, it is estimated that 1,400 of these systems have been purchased. The systems can perform a number of surgical procedures in cardiac, urology, gynecology, head and neck, thoracic, colorectal and general medicine.

Unfortunately, the new study also points out that a number of people have been injured by robotic surgery. To make things worse, several hospitals and surgical centers are not reporting and documenting problems with the da Vinci system to the United States Food and Drug Administration. Researchers found evidence of this in court documents and media sources concerning surgical errors, which the FDA had no knowledge of.

Hospitals are required to report any problems relating to the da Vinci system to the FDA. If medical facilities do not adhere to this guideline, the FDA can issue civil financial penalties and injunctions.

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