Lawsuit Alleges Surgical Robot Caused Fatal Intestinal Injury in Cancer Patient

A lawsuit filed by a Florida man blames his wife's death on injuries caused by a da Vinci robotic system during cancer surgery at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The lawsuit accuses Intuitive Surgical Inc. of negligence and product liability, alleging that the robotic system caused a burn leading to a tear in the patient's small intestines. The company has been cited in numerous liability lawsuits across the United States, with trial dates scheduled this year, and is accused of pressuring hospitals and physicians to purchase and use the robot.