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Re: Daktari post# 12415

Wednesday, 08/27/2014 11:04:27 AM

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 11:04:27 AM

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They announced back in May that they were developing their own robot:

Johnson & Johnson also announced that it is developing a robotic surgical system that will be smaller and more mobile than Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci. It's not really surprising that Johnson & Johnson would be interested in surgical robotics, particularly given rumors that Covidien and Stryker are interested (or have been) as well and the cost of acquiring Intuitive Surgical. While management was dutifully respectful to what Intuitive has accomplished with the da Vinci, they also believe that further adoption in general surgery will be limited by cost issues and a lack of clinical superiority. That this is where a rival system can offer value.