An internal review by the University of Illinois has found that an advertisement in which a university surgical team endorsed a pricey surgical robot violated school policies.
Members of the surgery team at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System pose for a full-page New York Times ad for the da Vinci surgical robot. Paul Levy, a former hospital executive, later wrote a series of blogs about the conflicts of interest between the university hospital and the da Vinci system’s maker, Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Photo courtesy of Paul Levy)
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Questions about an ad featuring Intuitive Surgical’s (NSDQ:ISRG) da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system have gotten the University of Illinois’ medical center into hot water.