SURGEON USING SYNTHES’ NORIAN EXONERATED BY JURY (Orthopedics This Week)
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Jens Chapman, M.D., a University of Washington surgeon, implanted Synthes, Inc.’s Norian bone cement in Reba Goldman's spine after an accident in 2007.
Goldman reportedly died on the operating table. Cindy Wilson, Goldman's daughter sued Chapman and Synthes, Inc. and four company executives. The company reached a confidential settlement with Wilson during the trial, but Chapman left his fate in the hands of the jury.
The jury, after a five-week trial, voted 10-2 in favor of Chapman, determining that the surgeon did not act below the standard of medical care. The jury, according to Wilson's lawyer, Rick Friedman, also found that Chapman had failed to inform Golden about the risks associated with using Norian but concluded that an informed person would have opted to use the cement anyway.
Michael Madden, a lawyer representing Chapman and the university, reportedly told the jury that Goldman's spine injury caused her extreme pain, and Chapman used a safe procedure to try to help her. He added Chapman did not use the Norian bone cement in a way that put Golden at risk.
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