Cancer Patient In US Dies After Surgical Robot Burns Holes In Organs
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The woman had surgery at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in to treat her colon cancer with the multi-armed, remote-controlled da Vinci robot.
A man in the United States has sued a medical manufacturer after claiming that its surgical robot burned a hole in his wife's organs while conducting a procedure to treat her colon cancer, which led to her death, according to a report in the New York Post. The lawsuit stated that the robot burned a hole in her small intestine, which required additional medical interventions.
Sandra Sultzer's husband, Harvey Sultzer, filed a complaint against Intuitive Surgical on February 6, 2024, stating that his wife experienced health issues as a result of a surgery that was performed by their surgical robot. According to the lawsuit, the woman had surgery at Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital in September 2021 to treat her colon cancer with the multi-armed, remote-controlled da Vinci robot.
As per the company, the device is advertised "to enable precision beyond the limits of the human hand," being "designed to provide surgeons with natural dexterity while operating through small incisions," allowing for minimally invasive procedures.
