Filing a Pain Pump Lawsuit
By Gregory
McEwen
If you are a victim of pain pump machine,
then be sure that you don't leave the manufacturer to roam in the market.
There is judiciary option where the victim can file a pain pump lawsuit
against the manufacturer.
No one would have guessed that science and
medicine could also prove to be havoc for mankind. One of such cases
points to the use of pain pump machines. It has been recently studied that
there is a link between the shoulder pain pumps and life-altering
situation called Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis. This is a
permanent cartilage damage caused after the arthroscopic surgery. It is a
chronic and irreversible condition, which causes extreme painful condition
and restricts the movement of the patient, as well as gives rise to
various other complications.
There are many individuals throughout the
country who are using pain pumps to control the pain caused after
arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Now the medical survey says that these
pumps have become a cause of permanent pain as they are said to pump too
much medicine which causes a cartilage loss that leads to lifelong
permanent pain as well as suffering. The survey results showed statistics
that out of 152 patients who underwent anthroscopic shoulder surgeries, 12
patients were those who had developed PAGCL. In addition, it was also
found that these patients had used shoulder pain pump after the surgery.
A pain pump is a medical device, which is
implanted inside the body that helps in coping with the pain management.
It is a kind of device, which administers a dose of pain on the affected
area that brings relief to the patient. However, medical practitioners
have brought the fact that this is temporary relief equipment, which has
more of the damaging side effects to the patient's body.
Though this news is already out in the
public and there are various pain pump lawsuits filed against the
manufacturers, including some of the major companies like Stryker, DJO
Inc. and I-Flow Inc.
Amongst the various allegations filed
against the manufacturers, one of those were that these pain pump
manufacturers failed to warn the medical community about the safety
measures of using the pain pumps. Also, there were no precautions that the
prolonged use of anesthetics can lead to permanent shoulder injury.
The latest statistics say that there are
around 500 cases which have been filed as part of a class-action lawsuit
against these pump makers, who are still running their products in the
market. These companies have also not warned people that the FDA had not
permitted the use of pumps in the joints. Doctors say that the FDA had
approved of this device just for the external purpose, not to be used
inside the joints.
Looking at the complications caused
because of these pain pumps, one has to be very careful on this issue. In
case, you have been trapped as a victim of this device, and have become
handicapped because of it, then you can surely file a pain pump lawsuit
against the device manufacturer and ask for compensation. These lawsuit
attorneys check for the damage caused due to the malpractice of this
device, and based on it, they file a compensation claim on your behalf.
Also, there are some attorneys who offer free evaluation of your case,
before pain pump lawsuit is filed against the culprit.
