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Medtronic starts US robotic surgery trial in push to challenge Intuitive 

• "Medtronic has enrolled the first patient in a U.S. clinical trial of its Hugo robotic-assisted surgery system, advancing its push to challenge Intuitive Surgical.    
• The clinical trial will enroll up to 122 patients at six sites in the U.S. to evaluate the use of Hugo in urologic procedures, a field in which Intuitive’s da Vinci robot is already well established.     
• Facing an entrenched incumbent, Medtronic delayed the Hugo program to make changes in light of surgeon feedback, but now thinks it has a device that can make its mark on the sector."