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Patient Drops Suit Over Scalpel Blade Left In Him For 5 Years

By Ryan Harroff ( April 17, 2025, 6:26 PM EDT) -- A New York man who accused his surgeon of leaving a scalpel blade in his shoulder after a 2018 operation and then covering up the mistake for years has come to an agreement with that doctor and the surgery center he worked in to dismiss their dispute from Connecticut federal court....

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