May 19, 2023Confirmed
Lawsuit alleges AI surgical navigation system contributed to patient's stroke during 2023 sinus procedure
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A patient alleges she suffered carotid-artery damage and a same-day stroke during a May 19, 2023 balloon sinuplasty in Texas. The surgeon reportedly used Acclarent's AI-enabled TruDi Navigation System. Her lawsuit says the AI-assisted navigation contributed to unsafe guidance. Acclarent and Integra LifeSciences deny evidence linking the AI to the injuries.
What this means for youIf you or a family member has surgery, you can ask whether AI-assisted tools are used and how the surgeon checks their guidance. The claims are allegations in a lawsuit and are denied by the companies.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1528
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
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