The Role Of Insurance In Managing The Liability Risks Of Medical Technology Applications

Abstract

upintended or unforeseen a functional purpose but flaw that can lead to bodily injury or damage once in the market place. Fur example, a highly publicized radiological system, the Therac 25, has been linked in five separate instances of radiation overdose attributed to errant logic in the keyboard editing software. caused the computer to over-estimate dosages and in several instances resulted in serious overexposure and patient death.