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3. Robot-assisted surgery lawsuits to begin this week
The 1st in a series of lawsuits against medical device maker Intuitive Surgical and its da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system is set to begin this week in Washington.
2. Survey: 8% of healthcare groups say they’ve been hacked in the last year
A survey of healthcare CIOs, IT directors and other leaders reports that 8% said their organization was hacked in the last 12 months.
1. Johnson & Johnson sees declines in several medtech divisions
Wall Street analysts worry that there may be larger negative trends for the industry as Johnson & Johnson reports declines in some of its medical device businesses.