Whenever I read an operative report in a surgery gone bad, I wonder about the accuracy of the surgeon’s descriptions. Sometimes, the outcome and physical evidence make the descriptions untenable. We may be on the verge of something closer to a true, contemporaneous account of every surgery.
The OR Black Box system, which was developed by Surgical Safety Technologies (SST), consists of sensors and software that record video, audio, patient vital signs, and data from surgical devices. It provides multiple perspectives on an operation rather than just relying on team members’ memories. The system analyzes data and creates graphs, comments, timelines, videos, and audio claps for hospital personnel.
Here’s the link:
OR ‘black boxes’: How hospitals are borrowing from airplane technology
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Bill Thompson, Jr. is a trial lawyer with extensive experience seeking compensation for serious harm caused by, among others, Hospitals, Physicians and other healthcare providers (Federal and State), Manufacturers of dangerous products and drugs (Ford, General Motors, Michelin, and pharmaceutical companies), Common Carriers (US Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines), Class Actions involving Data Breaches, product liability, Airline Crashes, and any other negligent act leading to harm for many. We have nationwide experience in State and Federal courts, traveling wherever significant cases merit. We are often asked to appear in cases by motion with local partners in places as varied as Michigan, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and every jurisdiction in Florida.
