Case-specific medical illustrations, animations, interactive media and 3D models portray numerous issues related to defense matters.
The permissible use of medical illustrations is to help the jury understand complex medical issues, not to show a fictional account of the plaintiff’s alleged pain and suffering.*
*Joseph P. Moriarty – Article in “For The Defense”, Defense Research Institute, April 2010
We create demonstratives that visually clarify complex issues, such as:
- Medical factors
- Case-specific/abnormal anatomy
- Pre-existing pathologies
- Radiological findings and laboratory/test results
- Anatomy and the relationship of structures
- Complex medical conditions
- Causation issues
- Alternative theories of causation
- Variations on surgical procedures
- Complexity of surgeries or other treatments
- Compounding medical conditions including pre-existing poor health
- Standard of care (SOC)
- Reasonable actions taken by the medical team that met the SOC
- Explain why alternative treatments were not feasible/would not have changed the outcome
- Magnitude of pathology related to treatment options
- Timing considerations
- Temporal issues of patient presentation/underlying medical conditions
- Demonstration of the safe window of treatment opportunities re the associated physiological factors
- Timely corrective procedures provided
- Physiological responses
- Normal physiological response to injury/surgery
- Client-specific response to injury/surgery
- Injury that can occur with no element of negligence
- Natural deterioration factors
- Normal physiology of healing with treatment provided
- Treatment considerations
- Contributions of previous injuries and surgeries (prior to the issue under consideration) to current condition of patient
- Known outcomes from procedures/informed consent
- Surgical views as through the eye of the surgeon (vs idealized/conceptual views)
- Successful post-operative findings
If you’d like to learn more about our visuals for defense, contact us to chat with one of our medical-visual experts.
Defense Visuals Examples
Brain Injury Considerations
Visuals for defense matters may show pre-existing neuropathology issues, retained functional abilities, and additional considerations raised by case experts.
Slip and Fall Incidents
Visuals for defense arguments can highlight preventative measures taken or alternative explanations associated with the file, such as demonstrating that reasonable care was not exercised by the client, and their percentage of fault for the accident.
Motor Vehicle Collisions
For defense files, we can clearly demonstrate pre-existing factors, expected age-related degeneration, concepts of recovery, healing factors, and other considerations raised by case experts.
