Use of Robots in Surgery Increasing | Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

My colleague wrote recently about the dramatic increase in the use of robotic assistants by surgeons. Many surgeons use them for hysterectomies, prostate removals, heart valve repairs and other complex procedures. This raises the serious question of what happens if a patient gets injured by a robotic surgical assistant? Who, or what, would be held liable in a medical malpractice claim? 

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