Case Study: How a 3D Medical Animation Helped Clarify a Bowel Ischemia Lawsuit
The Challenge
When a Kansas City, MO, personal injury law firm approached IQorb in advance of a June 2025 trial, their goal was clear: illustrate a highly complex medical event in a way that jurors—with no medical background—could fully understand.
Their case involved a patient who suffered a bowel ischemia and subsequent reperfusion injury, resulting in septic shock. The medical condition was serious and layered with technical details: intestinal obstruction, restricted blood flow, bacterial surge, and surgical intervention. They needed a 3D animation that was anatomically accurate, scientifically sound, and court-admissible.
With no narration, the animation had to speak for itself—visually guiding jurors through a timeline of what happened, when it should have happened, and what went wrong.
Our Approach
To meet the needs of the legal team, we collaborated closely with their expert witnesses and medical documentation. Our process included:
Objective:
Develop a compelling 3D animated video that visually illustrates the progression of ischemia, obstruction, reperfusion, and the onset of sepsis.
Medical Focus:
Restricted bowel blood flow due to adhesions and bands
Delayed surgical intervention leading to reperfusion injury
Sepsis triggered by bacterial and oxidized cell release
Timeline-based storytelling from hospital admission to surgery
Integration of actual CT scan images to support visual accuracy
Animation Highlights:
Anatomical clarity: Showing the small bowel obstruction in the right upper quadrant
Visual cause-and-effect: Blood flow stopping, then surging back in, triggering shock
Surgical moment: Surgeon clips the band; bowel “pinks up” as blood returns
Real-time timeline: A ticker shows progression from Day 1 (admission) to Day 3 (surgery)
CT fade-in: Medical imaging reinforces the animation's accuracy
Technical Delivery:
Final animation delivered in high-resolution 16:9 .mp4 format
Built with courtroom admissibility in mind
Designed without narration for flexible use in trial
The Result
The animation enabled the plaintiff’s legal team to visually walk the jury through a complex medical sequence—from internal obstruction to septic shock—clearly connecting cause to consequence.
By combining AI-powered tools with expert medical illustrators, IQorb delivered a high-quality product quickly and efficiently. The animation was pivotal in framing the delay in surgical intervention and the chain of events that followed.
It was more than a visual aid—it became a visual testimony.
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