Patients alone shouldn’t shoulder the burden of shoulder pain pump agony
Shoulder pain pumps — or intra-articular pain management devices — are used to ease patients’ pain after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. But some dispense agony in the long run. And if such agony has struck you, you need a shoulder pain pump lawyer with Jim S. Adler & Associates.
This bane of pain stems from a nagging bugaboo for American consumers: manufacturer negligence. I-Flow Corp. and Stryker Corp. are among those who have failed Americans by providing a medical device which does more harm than good. Also at fault are companies which produce bupivacaine and epinephrine, the drugs dispensed via their pain pumps.
Arthroscopic surgery is designed to be the least invasive surgery, with tiny incisions only. During arthroscopic shoulder surgery, a small disposable pain pump can be inserted to deliver pain-easing medication intermittently for two to three days, thus escaping the need for powerful narcotics with potentially bad side effects.
But research shows that the Stryker Pain Pump and I-Flow On-Q Pump can have extremely harmful effects on the shoulder’s cartilage, causing a condition known as postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis, or PAGCL. This results in irreversible cartilage damage, and such damage sparks excruciating pain.
When the shoulder’s cartilage deteriorates, the shoulder’s bones and joints rub together painfully. Such a debilitating injury cannot and should not be endured, but rather must be corrected. In many cases that can be done only via shoulder replacement surgery.
Harm caused by a shoulder pain pump also can decrease the shoulder’s range of motion, can cause the shoulder to grind or pop, and can cause pain, weakness or stiffness whether the sufferer is in motion or at rest. For many, it is difficult to stand or even sit.
If you or a loved one has suffered in such ways after arthroscopic surgery using a shoulder pain pump, you may need extensive financial resources to address the problem. This money should not come from your pocket, but rather from the corporations whose negligence caused you such pain.
An Adler shoulder pain pump lawyer can fight such corporations to ensure you’re financially compensated — not only for your pain and suffering, but also for soaring medical bills and any lost present and future wages.
Surgery should heal, not harm. When it causes devastation, then that burden should not be shouldered alone. Personal injury attorneys with long-established law firm Jim S. Adler & Associates can help to ease not just your pain, but also the cost of your recovery. Call 1-800-505-1414 to speak to a legal representative, or fill out our free case review form on this page, and let the true healing begin.
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