Federal Government Sued After Colorado Veterans Hospital Leaves Clamp In Man's Body

Federal Government Sued After Colorado Veterans Hospital Leaves Clamp In Man's Body

The federal government is being sued for accidentally leaving a clamp inside a patient's body and neglecting to tell the veteran for 6 months.

Richard Kellar, an Army veteran from Parker, Colorado underwent open heart surgery in 2005 for a coronary artery bypass. The surgery went off without a hitch, until doctors concluded the procedure and couldn't find a clamp. They closed Kellar up anyway, and neglected to tell him he had a paperclip-sized medal clamp embedded in his body near his heart.

Kellar, who discovered the clip 6 months later while undergoing an MRI, now wants $15 million dollars in damages. The case will go to trial in March.

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