It has been 31 years since the PUMA 560 robot, one of the original robotic surgical systems, was first used to place a needle for a brain biopsy in 1985. Since then robotic surgical systems have exploded in number. Shortly after PUMA 560 came the first FDA-approved system ROBODOC, designed to machine femurs in hip replacements. Since ROBODOC, this market has continued to expand. Intuitive Surgical Inc., the global leader in the robotic medical market, has placed its main product--the da Vinci Surgical System--in over 800 hospitals across America and Europe.
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