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Pain pumps less risky these days
Pain pumps are devices used to deliver a steady amount of medication to a wound site for up to 72 hours following surgery. They are often used in shoulder surgery. The balloon-shaped part of the device rests outside the body
Shoulder pain pump makers face numerous lawsuits
Three decades ago, Chuck Short dislocated his shoulder joint while pole-vaulting. The nagging pain and limited use eventually led his doctors to recommend a total shoulder replacement. Much had changed in the 30 years since Short originally injured his shoulder.
Pain pump manufacturer no stranger to controversy
One of the three principal shoulder pain pump manufacturers facing lawsuits over serious injuries associated with the use of the pain pumps is no stranger to controversy. It was also engaged in an illegal scheme for which it was prosecuted
Three pain pump manufacturers at crux of controversy
Pain pumps are devices designed to deliver medication directly into the surgical site to manage pan after surgery. While effective for pain management, physicians began seeing more and more patients suffering from a debilitating condition known as chondrolysis following use
Are drug companies to blame for shoulder pain pump injuries?
Pain pumps are devices that are used to deliver medication to a surgical site. Medication is stored in a balloon that rests outside the body. A catheter is fed from the balloon and implanted into the surgical site, where it
Why are there so many lawsuits against pain pump manufacturers?
Pain pumps have been used for years by physicians to effectively deliver pain medication to surgical sites, for example, after shoulder surgery. So why are so many cases suddenly being filed against the manufacturers of pain pumps? “I think what
Pain pump manufacturers knowingly put patients at risk
Intra-articular pain pumps were never meant to harm people. But according to mounting lawsuits against the makers of pain pumps, the manufacturers knowingly put patients at risk.
Torn labrum not necessarily career-ending injury
Just five years ago, baseball writer, radio host and injury expert Will Carroll called torn shoulder labrums “baseball’s most fearsome injury,” adding “If pitchers with torn labrums were horses, they’d be destroyed.” However, thanks to improvements in surgery, baseball players
Could pain pumps cause problems in knee surgery, too?
Could the intra-articular pain pumps used following knee surgery cause the same debilitating condition as pain pumps used in shoulder surgery? Possibly, according to a recent story on Spine University Web site.
More lawsuits filed against maker of shoulder pain pumps
Four complaints have been filed in federal court in Philadelphia against Stryker Corp., maker of medical devices including postoperative pain pumps, for causing serious arthritis. The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company is accused of actively concealing or misrepresenting information about the safety
