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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

In the 1990s, John Freund negotiated an option to acquire SRI’s intellectual property, and started a company named Intuitive Surgical Devices, Inc. In 2000 the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved use of the da Vinci Surgical System for laparoscopic surgery, and Intuitive raised $46 million in an initial public offering.

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CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP IN THE OPERATING ROOM

The Anesthesia Consultant

Surgeons do not control anesthesiologists, surgeons do not prescribe the anesthesia plan, and surgeons do not manage anesthesia complications. In the operating room, surgical complications may include bleeding, damage to normal tissues, misdiagnosis, or iatrogenic mistakes regarding scalpels, sutures, or surgical devices.