Pain Management Pump Lawsuits Involve a Number of Different Manufacturers
The shoulder pain management pump lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent individuals throughout the United States who have developed shoulder chondrolysis, or cartilage damage, after arthroscopic surgery. Lawsuits are being reviewed individually against the makers of several different types of surgery pain management pumps, including Stryker Corp., I-Flow, DePuy and Breg, Inc.
Last month, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied a motion to consolidate the shoulder pain pump litigation in federal court. The panel found that while the cases that have been filed all involve common issues of whether pain management pumps cause shoulder chondrolysis, the lawsuits involve too many different companies to justify consolidation. Therefore, all cases are being litigated as stand alone cases in various courts throughout the federal and state judicial systems.
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At least 28 different companies have been named in pain management pump lawsuits for manufacturing infusion pumps and the anesthesitc drugs used in the pumps. Research has established that the intra-articular placement of a pain pump catheter to deliver home care pain management after surgery has been linked to the permanent deterioration of cartilage in the shoulder joint.
Symptoms of shoulder chondrolysis, also known as PAGCL (Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis), typically surfaces between three and twelve months after the implantable pain pump is removed. As the arm is used more, new problems could develop such as stiffness, pain, clicking, popping, grinding and reduced range of motion.
PAIN MANAGEMENT PUMP CHONDROLYSIS LAWYERS
If shoulder problems have been experienced after arthroscopic surgery, it is important to have one of the chondrolysis lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. fully review the circumstances surrounding the surgery and the symptoms that have developed to determine if compensation may be available.
Some of the most commonly used arthroscopic surgery pain management pumps which have been linked to the development of shoulder chondrolysis include:
- Stryker PainPump
- Stryker PainPump Blockaid
- I-Flow On-Q PainBuster (also referred to as pain pump ball)
- Donjoy Pain Control Device
- Donjoy Accufuser Plus Pain Pump
- BREG Pain Care Infusion Pump
If you, a friend or family member have experienced problems after receiving any of these pain management devices after arthroscopic surgery, request a free shoulder pain management pump lawsuit consultation.
9 Comments • Add Your Comments
Pete says:
I had surgery 6/24/08 and have lingering severe pain, with certain movement, I have followed all instructions carefully and have done everything as I was told to do.
Posted on September 23, 2008 at 1:21 am
Peggy says:
I had surgery on July 1st. I am in more pain now and can barely move my arm. They never even told me how to use the pump. There was a DVD placed inside my clothing bag that I only discovered two months later when I fished the bag out of my closet. I had a Breg
Posted on September 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm
chris says:
i had 3 surgerys 7/14/05 12/28/05 8/09/06 and every time i hade one of this pumps in my shoulder and ithe dr told me after my frist that what he had done detearated and back under the kinfe i whent for #2 and after that #3 after #3 he said there was nothing more he could do for me i live in pain more now then ever i have been out of work for 3 years and can not get disabilty be cause no one can tell me what is causing me so much pain i lose filling in my hands my arms swell up to 2 times there size and there is nothing i can do about it but live with the pain whent form making 90,000 a year to nothing and losing everything i hope some thing can be done for all of us who have to suffer with the pain
Posted on September 30, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Ann says:
I had a Stryker pain pump put in after my open shoulder surgery in 08/2002. Not long after that I experienced pain again and it was neverending. The orthopedic doctor did MRI’s and couldn’t find anything. I finally this year had a CT with dye and found a large tear again in my rotator cuff. This tear was unusual that it was top to bottom instead of front to back.
I also had the Stryker pain pump in my left shoulder after arthroscopic surgery. I still have pain in that shoulder and will probably be looking at another surgery.
I don’t know about cartilege damage and how to go about finding out if I have it but having a pain pump in each shoulder with lots of pain afterwards makes me wonder what’s really going on.
Posted on November 14, 2008 at 12:32 am
burban says:
6 weeks after my surgery my hip had lots of pain but i had shoulder surgery not hip .
Posted on January 18, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Rick says:
I had surgery in January of 2006 for a torn rotator cuff. They used a pain pump called “I-Flow Q ball Pain pump. Since that surgery I’ve had pain in my shoulder that has gotten worse over the years. When I complained to my Dr. he just said that after an injury like mine that I would always have some discomfort with my shoulder. I had no idea that I would have to take pain medicine for the rest of my life. I’ve lost my job because I just couldn’t do the work any longer. I have an attorney looking into it now.
Posted on February 20, 2009 at 12:00 am
DAN says:
I had 5 surgeries on my left shoulder and 2 on my right shoulder so far. On the first surgery on my right side I was given a pump. 3 months later I developed a popping and clicking along when I walk with normal walking strides,.with very limited painfull movement. Surgery number 7 was supposed to get rid of that. No pump was administered that time.
Surgery number 7 did not solve the clicking and popping. iI sound like a bowl of rice krispies walking down the street. I am right back to square one. I have been on Vicodins and oxycodones for the last 4 years. Will it ever end?
Posted on February 27, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Denise says:
I had shoulder surgery july 2007, a cathter pump was used for a few days after surgery..my pain continues to get worse with all the symptoms discribed by the damage a painpump can do, this injury has cost me an 11 year management job that I so loved,not to mention a life altering change in activities. I live on pain meds..when I asked the doctor about the accusations of the pain pump, he knew nothing about it and kinda just brushed it aside..I don’t know how to go about getting the medical information of what kind of pump was used, nor do I know what steps you take to find out if I indeed have cartilage damage. I have been off work since 2004 due to this injury, I thought the surgery in 2007 was going to be the answer to get me back to work..but my boss couldn’t wait anylonger for results to lead to my return. I since have had to have neck surgery due to same injury.
Posted on March 12, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Sandra says:
I had R/Cuff Surgery on R/H/Shoulder in September, 2009…..had a pain pump for 4 days…until it emptied out. The pain was unreal, I had arm in a sling for 8 weeks, did every thing right to protect it as it healed….Surgeon ordered another MRI on my neck and found 2 crushed discs…had removed on December 28th…with another Surgeon…neck brace worn for 3 months…still have pain in R/Cuff joint, and creaking noise when I move my arm, Range of Motion is so little, cannot carry any thing heavy, cannot reach as far anymore, hurts to get dressed, do my hair etc…Think pain is worse than pre-surgery…
Posted on July 18, 2010 at 4:42 pm