Heart surgery device at KU Med is blamed for patient’s death. Here’s what to know

A trial is underway in Wyandotte County District Court over allegations that a contaminated heater-cooler device used during a Raytown man’s open-heart surgery at The University of Kansas Hospital led to a deadly infection. Stephen Nolte’s family is suing device manufacturer LivaNova USA Inc. after Nolte contracted a Mycobacterium chimaera infection and died on July 8, 2020.

FULL STORY: Family blames KU Med and maker of heart surgery device in deadly infection trial

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