Ecosystems and monopolies in digital surgery
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Author(s)
Yiu, Andrew
Sahnan, Kapil
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The ongoing U.S v. Apple lawsuit demonstrates the potential for an ‘ecosystem’ to monopolize hardware, software, and/or services. This raises important issues for the surgical community with the growing adoption of digital surgery solutions, such as surgical robots, that offer industry unprecedented access to, and control over, surgical data. Surgeons must understand the significance of this data and ensure patient benefit is central to the ongoing digital transformation of surgery.
Date Issued
2025-02-12
Date Acceptance
2024-12-10
Citation
npj Digital Medicine, 2025, 8
ISSN
2398-6352
Publisher
Nature Portfolio
Journal / Book Title
npj Digital Medicine
Volume
8
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10.1038/s41746-024-01379-z
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
96
Date Publish Online
2025-02-12