Pittsburgh PA Da Vinci Surgical System Injury Attorney

Da Vinci Surgical System Lawyers

The da Vinci Surgical System has recently been linked to serious injuries and harmful side effects. Marketed as a sophisticated robotic platform designed to expand a surgeon’s capabilities while offering an advanced, marginally invasive option for major surgeries, the da Vinci Surgical System has instead led its patients to endure burns, lesions, ruptures, and potentially fatal whole-body inflammation, otherwise known as sepsis. The injuries endured by many patients have left internal, external, and mental scars.

At Dallas W. Hartman, P.C., our defective surgical device attorneys have been researching the usage and subsequent adverse side effects of the da Vinci Surgical System since it was approved by the FDA and introduced to the market in 2000 by its manufacturer, Intuitive Surgical. We have interviewed several prospective clients over the years who have all complained of similar side effects and injuries that concur with medical reports.

Da Vinci Surgical System complaints exponentially growing

Two years ago, it was estimated that there were over 200,000 operations that utilized the da Vinci Surgical System worldwide. Today, researchers estimate that there have been at least 375,000 operations completed by the machine. The system’s most common uses are for hysterectomies and prostate removals, but the da Vinci Surgical System can be used for a variety of other types of surgeries as well. Other uses for the robotic device include: the removal of cancerous formations in the bladder, kidney, lungs, throat, prostate, rectum, and vagina. It has also been used in operations to cure endometriosis, obesity, valvular heart disease, uterine hemorrhaging, and benign muscle tumors that can cause heavy bleeding.

In addition to being used to cure the above issues, the da Vinci Surgical System has been used to bypass other surgeries, such as hysterectomies and prostatectomies. Its manufacturer promotes it as less invasive and more precise than other similar surgeries done by hand, but there are no studies to back these claims. Intuitive Surgical also claims that patients of the robotic device are able to enjoy shorter recovery times; however, victims of the device’s defects will tell you that the da Vinci Surgical System is certainly not without its dangers.

Complications surrounding the da Vinci Surgical System

Although the system has not yet been recalled, there are a growing number of complications that have recently been reported to the FDA. In 2011, there were at least 211 complaints about the system, and in 2012, there were at least 282 reports. In addition, between January and March of 2013, the FDA received more than sixty complaints. And the complaints vary in severity and body location. One recent report states that a number of lawsuits are being considered due to a crack in the system’s insulation that can allow streaming electrical currents to burn patients on and around the surgical area. One additional fear conveyed by physicians, and backed by current research, is that the device takes a great deal of practice to master and that surgeons’ inexperience with the system have caused debilitating side effects, some of which have been fatal.

Some other complications linked to a surgeon’s use of the da Vinci Surgical System include perforated blood vessels, small tears in vital organs, inflammation of the abdomen, hemorrhaging, intestinal diseases, painful bowel movements, severed ureters, and vaginal cuff rupturing. In a small percentage of cases, the use of a da Vinci Surgical System has led to patient deaths.

Call a defective da Vinci Surgical System attorney today for a free consultation

If you or a loved one have suffered from any of these injuries, or if you have lost a family member due to a malfunctioning da Vinci Surgical System, then please contact Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. and speak to one of our veteran defective medical device attorneys. For more than twenty-five years, we have been helping people who have been negatively affected by the negligence of medical device manufacturers like Intuitive Surgical, Incorporated. If our adept defective medical device lawyers feel you have a reasonable case, then we will file a claim on your behalf. And we are so confident in our ability to get you results that we will not charge you for any legal fees unless you are compensated for your injuries or loss of a loved one.

Call Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. today at 1-800-777-4081, or contact us via email by clicking here, and one of our experienced attorneys will provide you with a free preliminary consultation in complete confidence. Our knowledge and capabilities during litigation and in negotiations are unsurpassed. For over twenty-five years, our dedicated staff of lawyers have helped thousands of people and their families recover millions of dollars in deserved compensation for the injuries they have sustained and the deaths they have had to endure. Remember, the attorney you choose DOES make a difference. Call Dallas W. Hartman, P.C. today.