Intuitive Surgical

Highlights Impact on Cost of Care SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A national, multi-institutional database study found readmission and complication rates were significantly lower for robotic-assisted prostate surgery than for open prostate surgery.1 The full study results were published in the November 19 electronic edition of the Journal of Endourology. “Readmissions for Medicare patients alone currently add $17.4 billion each year in […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new study comparing open surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and robotic-assisted surgery to remove diseased lung tissue found that robotic-assisted surgery is associated with significantly lower death rates, lower overall complication rates, and shorter hospital stays compared with open surgery. Researchers also concluded that robotic-assisted surgery is an […]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In two independent analyses comparing robotic-assisted surgery and open surgery performed on patients with urologic cancers, researchers found that robotic-assisted surgery results in fewer overall complications during and after surgery, less blood loss and shorter length of hospital stay. In the first analysis, which was published in this month’s […]

Offers Surgeons Enhanced Imaging During Minimally Invasive Robotic-Assisted Procedures SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), the global leader in minimally invasive robotic-assisted surgery, today announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded use of its da Vinci® Fluorescence Imaging Vision System (Firefly™) for the da Vinci® Surgical System. Firefly imaging can now be used during gallbladder surgery. The Firefly Fluorescence Imaging Vision System enables surgeons to use […]

Robotic-Assisted Surgery Significantly Reduces Complications Compared to Open Surgery SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — An independent study published online in the journal Urology found that minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer significantly reduces complications when compared to open surgery. The study found that minimally invasive surgery for prostate cancer, including laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery, was associated […]