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Intuitive Surgical: An Overview

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc., is a global leader in robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Since the company’s formation in 1995, four generations of da Vinci ® Surgical Systems have entered the market. More than 4000 systems are installed throughout the world with over four million procedures performed by surgeons on a da Vinci® System since the company’s inception (DiMaio et al Chapter 9: The da Vinci surgical system. In: Surgical Robotics, pp 199–217).

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    As of July 2017, the da Vinci SP System is not 510(k) cleared, and the safety or effectiveness of the product has not been established. The da Vinci SP System is not currently for sale in the USA.

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Miller, K., Curet, M. (2019). Intuitive Surgical: An Overview. In: Tsuda, S., Kudsi, O. (eds) Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96866-7_1

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