RegistryTMR-0245
A piece of a surgical robot fell into a patient's abdominal cavity unnoticed during surgery, resulting in a $475,000 lawsuit.
Serious injuryinjurysurgical
- Date of incident
- 2014-09-30
- Location
- Oregon, USA
- Sources
- 1
EscalationLawsuit
How the event developed
- 2014-09-30Lawsuit
A piece of a surgical robot fell into a patient's abdominal cavity unnoticed during surgery, resulting in a $475,000 lawsuit.
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