AI-Enabled TruDi Navigation System Was Alleged to Have Contributed to Patient's Stroke During June 2022 Sinus Procedure
Patient Erin Ralph allegedly suffered carotid-artery injury and a stroke after a June 23, 2022 sinus procedure in Texas in which surgeon Marc Dean reportedly used Acclarent's AI-enabled TruDi Navigation System. Ralph's lawsuit alleged TruDi misinformed Dean about the instrument's position inside her head; Acclarent and Integra LifeSciences, which later acquired Acclarent, reportedly denied a causal connection.
- Date it happened
- 2022-06-23
- Organisation involved
- Marc Dean, Surgical teams using TruDi Navigation System
- Product, system or model
- TruPath, Acclarent TruDi Navigation System, AI-enabled surgical navigation systems, AI-enabled healthcare systems, Surgical navigation systems
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