Client Testimonials

Constantly Helps Those Around Him

John is knowledgeable and experienced but more than that he is a good human. He helps those around him on a consist basis, offering lawyers advice, giving of himself and his office.…...Read More

A Top Notch Choice For Legal Representation

I have owed Attorney Fisher this 5 star review for some time now and am finally getting to it. I am a young Attorney in CT and I learned about Attorney Fisher…...Read More

Knowledgable, Compassionate, and Caring

I recently contacted Attorney Fisher to discuss a potential medical malpractice claim. Like most when calling an Attorney I had hundreds of questions and needed answers. Attorney Fisher was both kind and…...Read More

A Gift To Other Attorneys

What thorough, practical, real world, business development information he has provided for you in his books entitled The Power of a System and The Law Firm of Your Dreams. He really gets…...Read More

No Other Attorney I Would Rather Work With

John Fisher is extremely knowledgeable and an incredible person. There is no other attorney I would rather work with, or trust to handle something as important as a medical malpractice case....Read More

During Patient’s Robotic Surgery, The Device Fails! Staff Couldn’t Fix It!

Surgery

At an out-of-state hospital, during a robotic surgery on a patient’s NECK the device stopped working and the team was unable to fix the robot! This is a case of when medicine and technology mix there can be new problems that arise that wouldn’t have occurred otherwise. Around a month ago I had posted an article about a robotic surgery gone wrong, and I think a few weeks before that I explained it robot surgery in detail. Now this case brings up some of the concerns that I had.

The patient was undergoing a thyroidectomy in her neck when the robot malfunctioned. The doctor performing the surgery remotely could not get the robot to restart, and the support staff in the OR could not get it to continue working either. The robot company is required to have support staff available to take care of problems, however the hospital was unable to get anyone there to take care of it!

The surgery had to be converted into a traditional surgery which ended up creating a bigger incision than the patient had wanted or consented to. The patient has now filed a lawsuit at the doctor, the hospital, and the manufacturer of the robot for physical pain, mental anguish, medical expenses, interest and court costs.

I think cases like these will continue to happen and even become more common! There are enough medical malpractice cases when the doctor is performing the surgery traditionally. Now, a computer or robot is serving as a middle man and you are just adding another element that could go wrong like it did here. THANKFULLY this was not during another major surgery or a life-threatening emergency surgery (for example, doctors in the US completing surgeries in Iraq for surgeries critically wounded).

There should be more regulation and I hope the manufacturer and the hospital get stuck with the bill; there really needs to be support staff available. Here, the doctor really did NOTHING wrong other than perform the surgery to the best of his ability but the machine malfunctioned. The hospitals need to take greater responsibility for these occurrences.

But what do you think? I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment or I also welcome your phone call on my toll-free cell at 1-866-889-6882 or you can drop me an e-mail at jfisher@fishermalpracticelaw.com . You are always welcome to request my FREE book, The Seven Deadly Mistakes of Malpractice Victims, at the home page of my website at www.protectingpatientrights.com.