The Operating Theatre Journal

Friday, 6 December 2013

Robotic Arms Used to Perform Surgery may Seize Up and Stop Working Mid-operation, Manufacturers Warn

Intuitive Surgical, California, makes the $1.5million robotic surgery system
 It has put out an 'urgent medical device recall' for the robotic arms of its da Vinci Surgical System that could affect 1,386 robotic arms in use globally
 The device is used to treat cancer and has been credited with reducing the side-effects of surgery, but has also be linked to injuries and deaths

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