Innovative Surgical, the manufacture of the Da Vinci Surgery Robot recieved a warning letter from FDA criticizing the company's safety-notification process. Agency inspections in April and May of this year showed numerious deficiencies which have led to injuries during Surgeries such as hysterectomies, gallblader removal and cancer surgery
The FDA alleged that the company did not correctly document the need for surgeons to clean the robotic instruments during robotic surgery leading to tears in the protective insulation which caused arcs and burns to patients. The da Vinci surgical robot which typically costs about $1.2 million is currently used by more than 1,200 hospitals and allows surgeons to perform surgery remotely.
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