A certified registered nurse anesthetist filed a lawsuit against Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare seeking lost wages and $15,000 in damages after a surgical machine allegedly exploded and injured him.
While working at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Conn., on Aug. 4, 2021, David White, CRNA, allegedly suffered a deep laceration from a spider limb positioner device that "exploded or separated under pressure," the lawsuit said. The spider device was used to manipulate and stabilize an extremity during a surgical procedure.
The lawsuit alleges that Hartford HealthCare's negligence caused Mr. White to suffer serious injuries including traumatic compartment syndrome, flesh-eating bacteria, sepsis, liver shock, anxiety and more. As a result, Mr. White is longer able to work.
"The injuries described in the complaint are straight out of the medical records," Mr. White's attorney, William Bloss, told told CTInsider. "They followed sequentially after the original, the original trauma. In some ways shocking how this developed, but that's how it developed."
The family is seeking medical bills, lost wages and $15,000.
Mark Ostrowski, Hartford HealthCare's lawyer, told CTInsider that the healthcare system "lacks knowledge or information sufficient to admit or deny such allegations," so the burden of proof is on the plaintiffs. He added that Mr. White's alleged injuries were caused by "the acts or omissions of third parties for which HHC has no legal responsibility."