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Intuitive tells US judge antitrust claims over surgical robot repair are shielded by FDA regulations

By Michael Acton ( September 7, 2023, 23:11 GMT | Insight) -- Surgical robotmaker Intuitive today urged a California federal judge to rule against claims that it shut down the repair market for its da Vinci robots, on the grounds US Food and Drug Administration regulations mean the plaintiffs in the case were precluded from tampering with the devices. But US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin indicated she's hesitant to grant either side’s motion for summary judgment in the case, and suggested they were attempting to settle a question about whether the conduct was legal, which is really for the regulator to answer.Surgical robotmaker Intuitive today urged a California federal judge to rule against claims that it shut down the repair market for its da Vinci robots, on the grounds US Food and Drug Administration regulations mean the plaintiffs in the case were precluded from tampering with the devices....

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