Report Claims 89 Deaths Linked to da Vinci Robot
A new analysis of adverse event reports for the da Vinci surgical robot filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds the use of the robot in surgical procedures is linked to thousands of injuries and nearly 90 deaths. Lawyers USA Online (subscription required) writes that the analysis by Citron Research, a stock market research firm, found that there were 4,600 incidents involving the da Vinci robot reported to the FDA and it suggests there might be more adverse events than reported. Citron found that the adverse events reported to the FDA ranged