SAGES 2019: Spotlighting Competitive Robotic Systems And Procedures
Executive Summary
Surgical robotics giant Intuitive Surgical will soon face competition from Medtronic and Verb Surgical. With the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) annual meeting on the way in Baltimore, MD this week, Wells Fargo analyst Larry Biegelsen offers an outlook on competitive robotic systems and the rising popularity by surgeons to use robotics systems in hernia, bariatric, cholecystectomy and colorectal procedures.
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