Malfunctioning of Robotic Systems During Laparoscopy
Written By: Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
A study reported last year in the Journal of Endourology by Kaushik and
others documented numerous occasions of mechanical failure of a robotic
machine during surgery. Over 50% of doctors surveyed indicated that they
had experienced intraoperative malfunctions which were "irrecoverable."
That terms means that the surgery with the machine had to be terminated
and the doctor had to use open surgery to complete the surgery.
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