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Company Gets Japanese Clearance for Surgical Platform

November 23, 2009
Intuitive Surgical received clearance from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to market its da Vinci S System in Japan, according to a company statement. The product consists of an ergonomic surgeon console, a patient-side cart with four interactive robotic arms and a vision system. The system is designed to scale, filter and translate the surgeon’s hand movements into more precise movements of the EndoWrist instruments in minimally invasive surgeries.