Defective Pain Pumps
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Confirmed medical research now indicates that these pain pumps that deliver pain medication directly to the shoulder can result in progressive destruction of shoulder cartilage. If you have suffered an injury as a result of these pain pumps call our firm, we can help you immediately in investigating your legal rights if you have developed continuous pain after having received a pain pump.
The Pain Pumps have caused permanent pain from pain pumps results from Chondrolysis. This condition causes permanent cartilage damage. Researchers at the American Journal of Sports Medicine have published a study which establishes evidence of post-arthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis (PAGCL) caused by these pain pumps.
Some of the manufacturers of shoulder pain pumps include I-Flow Corporation, Stryker Corp, and DonJoy Inc...
Pain Pump Alert
After a shoulder or knee surgery is performed, to repair damage or to ease pain due to an injury, a pain management device more commonly known as a "pain pump," may be implanted to reduce pain caused by the surgery. This device delivers a controlled and continuous dosage of local anesthetics and narcotics through a catheter. The catheter is inserted into the synovial space also referred to as the joint space.
Post-Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis: Cartilage Deterioration
The Medical Condition Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis also known as PAGCL is a condition that occurs after surgery is performed on the shoulder, which affects the glenohumeral joint. The cartilage within this joint space is the area affected by PAGCL. The condition causes cartilage to deteriorate, resulting in the known complications associated with PAGCL.
Symptoms of Post-Arthroscopic Gelnohumeral Chondrolysis
- Shoulder Stiffness
- Decreased Ease of Movement in Shoulder
- Pain of Moving Arm at Shoulder Joint
- Clicking, Grinding, or Popping when Shoulder is in Motion
- Pain When Using Shoulder or When Shoulder is at Rest
"All of a sudden we started seeing these patients come in with this mysterious and rare condition," says Dr. Charles Beck, an orthopedic surgeon and senior author of a study done on pain pump patients. "So, we decided to look back and see what they all had in common and what had changed. That's when we started looking closer at the pain pump and found that 63 percent of the patients who used one after surgery had all developed this horrible complication. Of course we stopped using them right away, but we felt obligated to do everything we could to help spread the word throughout the medical community."
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Victims who have suffered permanent pain and disability to their shoulders from a pain pump can obtain immediate legal advice on their rights against the manufacturers of these devices. Learn more about the amount of research into safety, and the absence of appropriate warnings by these manufacturers, as well as what legal rights you have as a result of a serious shoulder injury.
