Here are six things to know:
1. Dr. Jaffery, an interventional pain management specialist, was performing a pain injection procedure, when the C-shaped arm of a fluoroscope began to fall toward her patient.
2. She allegedly dove in between the fluoroscope and the patient, taking the blow.
3. She claims to have injured her neck, right shoulder and right wrist.
4. Dr. Jaffery and her husband have filed a lawsuit in the Wicomico County Circuit Court alleging that the ASC did not properly maintain the device and seeking damages for “substantial medical bills.”
5. However, the defendants — which include Surgical Center Associates of Delmarva and Peninsula Health Group both located in Salisbury — claim that the “alleged injuries, if any, were caused by person or persons or entities over whom these defendants had no control or right of control.”
6. Both sides will come to court in August if a settlement cannot be reached.
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