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A 19-year-old from Lawrence Kansas has filed a lawsuit seeking damages after suffering brain damage during a dental procedure.

The lawsuit alleges that oxygen and nitrous oxide lines were crossed during design and construction of Dr. Kirk Vincent’s new office. It also alleges the city, during inspections of the office, should have caught the problem.

The suit was filed in Douglas County District Court on behalf of Austin Stone and seeks compensation from:

• Oral surgeon Dr. Kirk Vincent.

• Action Plumbing of Lawrence, which installed the medical gas lines.

• Patterson Dental Supply Inc., Topeka.

• Blanchard Design Group LLC, Lawrence, the architect on the project.

• Design Build Collaborative LLC, Lawrence, the general contractor on the project.

• Hoss & Brown Inc., Lawrence, the mechanical engineers on the project.

• The city of Lawrence.

Stone visited Vincent’s office to have four wisdom teeth removed on March 30, 2009.

Dr. Vincent tried to sedate Stone with what he believed was a nitrous oxide-oxygen mixture. But Stone didn’t become sedated. The doctor administered Fentanyl, Diazepam, and then Propophol.

At that point, Stone’s heart rate decreased, and Vincent administered what he thought was 100 percent oxygen. In fact, it was pure nitrous oxide.

Stone eventually stopped breathing, and emergency medical workers were called. At Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Stone was diagnosed with brain damage because of oxygen deprivation.

The lawsuit seeks damages for medical expenses and future medical care.