Silicon Republic November 14, 2022
From medical devices to remote robotic surgery, William Fry’s Barry Scannell discusses the regulatory landscape when it comes to tech and healthcare.
As technology becomes more embedded in healthcare, there are legal implications that the sector will need to consider.
For example, emerging tech can allow for remote robotic surgery, where a surgeon on one side of the world can operate on a patient at the other side of the world. But what if something goes wrong?
William Fry’s Barry Scannell said in Ireland, medical negligence follows the Dunne principles, which is a legal test set out in case law for identifying when legal liability for malpractice arises.
“The Dunne principles establish the ‘reasonable doctor’ test in Ireland – whereby...
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