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Surgical robot

Type index 26.2/100 · 16 incidents (5 at S4+) · 8 of 49 tracked companies have incidents of this type · 12 tracked products.

Companies ranked within Surgical robot

CompanyShare of company riskRankCompany index
Intuitive Surgical100%1 of 872.6
Virtual Incision100%2 of 828.5
Procept BioRobotics100%3 of 822.1
Asensus Surgical100%4 of 821.8
CMR Surgical100%5 of 821.8
XACT Robotics100%6 of 817.3
Medtronic Hugo100%7 of 814.7
Accuray11%8 of 820.8

Products

ProductCompanyRobot typeStatusIncidentsIndex
da Vinci 5Intuitive Surgical Surgical robotga872.6
MIRAVirtual Incision Surgical robotshipping128.5
AquaBeamProcept BioRobotics Surgical robotshipping222.1
SenhanceAsensus Surgical Surgical robotga121.8
VersiusCMR Surgical Surgical robotga121.8
XACT ACEXACT Robotics Surgical robotshipping117.3
Hugo RASMedtronic Hugo Surgical robotga114.7
DexterDistalmotion Surgical robotearly-access00.0
SureForm staplers & EndoWrist instrumentsIntuitive Surgical Surgical robotshipping00.0
TomoTherapy / RadixactAccuray Surgical robotshipping00.0
Vicarious Surgical 9Vicarious Surgical Surgical robotearly-access00.0
da Vinci SPIntuitive Surgical Surgical robotga00.0

Incidents

16 of 16 incidents
SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S209 Jun 2026CMR Surgical recall —Class II recall of Versius surgeon console over disabled Secure Boot cybersecurity control · 2 units distributed in the US (California) FDA
S418 Mar 2026Intuitive Surgical regulatory USAFDA issues emergency alert on da Vinci-compatible surgical stapler reloads after 1 death, 4 injuries HealthExec
S511 Mar 2026Intuitive Surgical recall —Class I recall of da Vinci SureForm stapler reloads after patient death · 1 death, 4 serious injuries; recall of affected lot to customers who ordered on/before Feb 20, 2026 FDA
S2~Jun 2025Medtronic Hugo malfunction —Field safety notice for Hugo surgeon console power supply failure · 25 complaints, subset of Hugo consoles in Europe MassDevice
S323 Apr 2025Virtual Incision recall —FDA Class II recall: MIRA SURGICAL SYSTEM, Table mounted miniaturized electromechanical sur · MIRA SURGICAL SYSTEM, Table mounted miniaturized electromech openFDA enforcement
S326 Feb 2025Intuitive Surgical recall —Class II recall of da Vinci 5 foot pedal over spring failure · da Vinci 5 systems, foot pedal component MassDevice
S3~2025Intuitive Surgical malfunction —2015-2025 MAUDE study finds continued adverse event rate in da Vinci procedures · 420.1 reports per 100,000 procedures; 3.1 deaths per 100,000 procedures, aggregate MAUDE data, most recent decade Journal of Robotic Surge
S319 Dec 2024Intuitive Surgical recall —Class II recall of da Vinci reusable instruments (forceps, scissors, drivers, graspers) over cable fraying · multiple instrument models, US and international distribution MedTech Dive
S315 Sep 2023Asensus Surgical recall —Class I recall of Senhance surgical robot over unintended arm movement · 5 devices in the US, distributed April-September 2023 FDA
S303 Sep 2023XACT Robotics shutdown IsraelXACT Robotics shuts down, lays off 65 · 65 employees; company shutdown Globes - Israel Business
S4~Sep 2021Intuitive Surgical malfunction FL, USALawsuit: da Vinci surgical robot burned woman's small intestine NBC News
S309 Jul 2021Procept BioRobotics recall —FDA Class II recall: AQUABEAM Handpiece, REF: HP2000, a sterile single-use component of the · AQUABEAM Handpiece, REF: HP2000, a sterile single-use compon openFDA enforcement
S306 Mar 2019Procept BioRobotics recall —FDA Class II recall: AquaBeam Handpiece, Sterile EO, Rx Only, REF: 310301, and 320301, a co · AquaBeam Handpiece, Sterile EO, Rx Only, REF: 310301, and 32 openFDA enforcement
S419 Dec 2018Intuitive Surgical malfunction —NBC News 10-year MAUDE analysis of da Vinci adverse events · 20,000+ adverse events, 274 deaths, 2,000+ injuries, 17,000 malfunctions, aggregate MAUDE data NBC News
S327 Mar 2013Accuray recall —FDA Class II recall: RoboCouch Patient Positioning System · RoboCouch Patient Positioning System openFDA enforcement
S4~2013Intuitive Surgical malfunction —14-year FDA MAUDE analysis finds 144 deaths, 1,391 injuries in robotic surgery (2000-2013) · 144 deaths, 1,391 injuries, 8,061 malfunctions over 14 years, aggregate MAUDE data PLOS One

Tracked companies shipping Surgical robot

AKTORmedAccurayActiv SurgicalAndromeda SurgicalAsahi Surgical Robotics (A-Traction)Asensus SurgicalAuris Health (J&J MedTech)CMR SurgicalCapstan MedicalCorindus (Siemens Healthineers)Cornerstone RoboticsDistalmotionForsight RoboticsFreehand 2010 LtdHuman XtensionsInterventional SystemsIntuitive SurgicalKangduo SurgicalKarl StorzLevita MagneticsMedical Microinstruments (MMI)Medicaroid CorporationMedtronic HugoMeere CompanyMemic Innovative SurgeryMendaeraMicroPort MedBotMicrobot MedicalMicrosureMomentis SurgicalPerfint HealthcarePreceyesPrecision Robotics (HK)Procept BioRoboticsQuantum SurgicalRemedy RoboticsRiverfield IncRob SurgicalRobocathRonovo SurgicalSS InnovationsSentanteSurgeriiVenus Concept (ARTAS)Vicarious SurgicalVirtual IncisionVirtuoso SurgicalXACT Roboticsavateramedical
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