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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) on Watch After Massachusetts Raises Concerns

March 20, 2013 3:08 PM EDT

Massachusetts health officials raised concern about injuries linked to robot surgery. In a statement on the state's Board of Registration in Medicine website, officials noted an increasing number of reports of patient complications related to robotic surgery in the last two years.

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Canaccord Genuity Upgrades Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) to Buy

March 18, 2013 9:07 AM EDT

Canaccord Genuity upgraded Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $527.00 (from $590.00).

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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Slumps on ACOG Comments About Robotic Surgery

March 14, 2013 2:51 PM EDT

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) shares are slumping Thursday following a publication posted by American Congress of OB/GYN (ACOG) president President James T. Breeden, MD.

In summary, Breeden doesn't see robotic surgery as the most cost-efficient hysterectomy nor best minimally invasive approach.

The full publication is below. Intuitive is off 3 percent on the session.

Many women today are hearing about the claimed advantages of robotic surgery for hysterectomy, thanks to widespread marketing and advertising. Robotic surgery is not the only or the best minimally invasive approach for... More