January 22, 2025
Intuitive Surgical's president testified Wednesday in a $140 million California federal antitrust trial over claims the da Vinci surgical robot maker abuses its market power by blocking hospitals from having third parties refurbish a crucial robot component, saying there's no monopoly since Intuitive competes with traditional and laparoscopic surgery offerings.
January 21, 2025
Before calling its first defense witness Tuesday, Intuitive Surgical urged a federal judge to find in its favor in a trial over claims that it abused its market dominance by blocking third parties from refurbishing a component of its da Vinci surgery robot, saying there's no evidence of an unlawful tying arrangement.
January 15, 2025
Surgical Instrument Service suffered lost profits of up to $140 million because Intuitive Surgical Inc. blocked it from providing a service that extends the life of an Intuitive da Vinci surgery robot component, an economist told jurors Wednesday in a trial over claims Intuitive abuses its market power.
January 13, 2025
A mechanical engineering expert who testified Monday in an antitrust trial in California federal court over claims that Intuitive Surgical Inc. abuses its market power by blocking hospitals from extending the life of a surgical robot part said the extension procedure was "thorough" and "reliable."
January 10, 2025
An ex-Surgical Instrument Service executive testifying Friday in a federal antitrust trial over claims Intuitive Surgical abuses its market power said hospitals welcomed its service extending an Intuitive surgical robot component's life, but Intuitive's lawyer slammed the executive's credibility by noting his firing over abusing expenses and other concerns.
January 09, 2025
A California federal judge overseeing an antitrust jury trial over claims that Intuitive Surgical was a monopolist that abused its power by blocking hospitals from using a service to extend the life of a component related to its surgical-robot arms said Thursday she was "stunned" when plaintiff Surgical Instrument Service showed a video that violated a pretrial order.
January 08, 2025
The president of a family-owned medical instrument repair business suing biotechnology company Intuitive Surgical on antitrust claims told a California federal jury Wednesday that his company saw a "huge opportunity" in providing a service that extended the life of Intuitive's surgical robot arms, but hospitals balked after Intuitive sent threatening letters.
January 07, 2025
Surgical Instrument Service accused Intuitive Surgical at the start of a federal trial Tuesday of being a monopolist making billions of dollars by blocking hospitals from extending the life of reusable surgical-robot components, while Intuitive blasted the medical instrument repair company for "trying to misuse antitrust laws to enrich itself."
November 24, 2021
Medical robot maker Intuitive Surgical cannot walk away from claims that it's tripped over antitrust laws by making it nearly impossible for other companies to repair or refurbish instruments its robots use during surgeries, a California federal court declared Tuesday.