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AI-Powered Surgery Tool Repeatedly Injuring Patients, Lawsuits Claim

Victor Tangermann

created: Feb. 9, 2026, 4:19 p.m. | updated: Feb. 12, 2026, 12:53 a.m.

Artificial intelligence has taken the medical device industry by storm — even adding a layer of complexity to the operating room that’s resulting in patients being hurt, some health professionals claim. The AI is used in the TruDi Navigation System to confirm the position of the devices inside the patient’s head. Whether regulatory oversight is there to ensure patients don’t get hurt by AI medical devices remains a subject of heated debate. Devices using AI don’t even have to be used in clinical trials before being approved by the FDA. “I just have to know if the image is good enough to tell me the child doesn’t have a problem.”More on medical AI: Google’s AI Overviews Caught Giving Dangerous “Health” Advice

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