This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
You must have a membership to view this page.

Health Care & Hospital Law

Sep. 8, 2023

Maker of surgical robot sued over right to repair

Consolidated litigation claims Intuitive unlawfully monopolized the market for minimally invasive surgical robots and their servicing.

Hospitals and medical device repair companies suing Intuitive Surgical Inc. for alleged federal antitrust violations are flouting U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations by refurbishing surgical robots made by the defendant, a federal judge in San Francisco was told Thursday during a hearing for summary judgment.

“The plaintiffs cannot establish antitrust injuries for their claims about the Endo Wrists because none of the entities in...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up