A Kentucky woman has filed a lawsuit against a Lexington dentist after she says he dropped a small screwdriver down her throat. The 71 year-old patient claims she was told by the dentist to try to regurgitate the tool.

After that failed, the dentist took her in for X-Rays, which showed that the small screwdriver had traveled down to her digestive tract. According to the lawsuit, he then discharged her and suggested she eat a high fiber diet.

A month later, the elderly woman was admitted to the hospital after she complained of severe abdominal pain. She was forced to have the screwdriver surgically removed.

If you or your loved one has been harmed because of a medical professional’s failure to provide appropriate and adequate care, contact the medical malpractice attorneys of Sampson Law Firm at 502-584-5050 today.