Study another nail in coffin for Intuitive's da Vinci in hysterectomy
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A tough year is getting even worse for Intuitive Surgical, after a second study concluded that there was no advantage with its da Vinci robotic surgery device in hysterectomy versus laparoscopic hysterectomy. Furthermore, the robotic approach costs “substantially more,” the researchers concluded – nearly $2,500 extra per patient.