A Wyandotte County jury on Tuesday awarded $7.65 million in damages to the wife and son of a Raytown man who the family alleged contracted a fatal infection from a contaminated device used during his heart surgery at KU Med.
The jury attributed 88% of the fault to The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and 12% of the fault to LivaNova USA Inc., the medtech company that manufactured the heater-cooler device.
The verdict came after 3 ½ hours of deliberation on the 12th day of the trial in Wyandotte County District Court…