Michael Talve, CEO

This surgical technology case involves a forty-five-year-old patient who underwent a hysterectomy for excessive fibroid growth. Her physician used the da Vinci Surgical System for her surgery, and, prior to the procedure, he assured her that it was a safe, new…

This case involves a sixty-eight-year-old woman who presented to her gynecologist complaining of vaginal prolapse. The physician recommended that the patient should undergo surgery because he claimed no other conservative methods would work on her condition. The patient underwent a laparoscopic…

This case involves a sixty-three-year-old male patient who presented to his family physician complaining of light-headedness and dizziness. The doctor examined the patient without doing a full neurological exam and sent him home with a prescription to treat an inner…

This case involves a patient that had a below the knee amputation which was uneventful during surgery. The patient suffered from COPD and was taking several respiratory medications, preoperatively. The patient was cleared by medical doctors for surgery and was…

This case involves a sixty-eight-year-old female who suffered from complications arising from a COPD exacerbation. The patient’s lung difficulties had been with chronic CO2 retention, as she developed toxic levels of CO2 in her blood. This patient displayed the hallmark…

Radiology reports showed an oblique fracture of the distal fibula near the lateral malleolus, a fracture of the posterior malleolus, cortical avulsion fracture from the inner-side of the median malleolar base, and lateral subluxation of the talus with the widening…

This case involves the removal of a malignant kidney tumor on a fifty-eight-year-old male patient using the da Vinci robotic surgery system. The procedure was met with significant complications that resulted in the untimely death of the patient. The patient’s…

This case involves a patient who underwent a robotic myomectomy in the form of a  da Vinci-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy in a major university hospital setting. A physician who did not receive extensive training with the new technology…

This case involves a twenty-eight-year-old woman who was admitted to a hospital with a chief complaint of a fever of unknown origin. The patient had a history of bronchial asthma and chronic bronchitis that did not respond to multiple courses…

This case involves a ninety-four-year-old male resident of an extended care facility who presented to the emergency department with altered mental status and confusion. Nine months prior to the presentation, the patient had been hospitalized for pneumonia, chronic kidney disease,…