Surgical Robot Caused Daughter's Death, N.Y. Man Alleges

NEW YORK - A New York man is accusing the maker of a surgical robot of failing to inform physicians and the public of life-threatening risks and complications posed by the device, including burns, tears and bleeding. McCalla v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., No. 1:12-cv-02597 (S.D. N.Y.).

In an April 4 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, Gilmore McCalla says his daughter Kimberley died from injuries caused by an Intuitive surgical robot used during an Aug. 12, 2010, laparoscopic hysterectomy.

"Emergency surgeries performed on Kimberley on Aug. 23, 2010, Aug. 24, 2010, and …