Legal Opinion
Vaughan Estate of Vaughan v. Olympus Am., Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 2019No. 3101 EDA 2017PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY McLAUGHLIN, J.:
*69 Decedent Janice Vaughan underwent medical procedures at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, during which physicians used an Olympus TJF-Q180V duodenoscope (scope). The scope is designed for reuse on multiple patients and must be disinfected - or "reprocessed" - after each use. Allegedly, the scope used on Mrs. Vaughan was contaminated, and she developed a multi-drug-resistant infection and in May 2015, passed away.
Her widower, Freeman Maurice Vaughan, Jr., as administrator of her estate, instituted this suit in Philadelphia. Olympus Medical System…
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