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2 Women File against Pain Pump Manufacture
A firm located in Montgomery, Alabama reported that they have filed two pain pump lawsuits for post shoulder surgery patients cause severe damage to patients' upper extremities.The plaintiffs in the two cases are Laura Ashworth and Sheri Patrick. Mrs. Ashworth underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery and was treated with the On-Q Painbuster at the end of her surgery. The pain pump was inserted into the space above her shoulder joint and was given anesthetics. Ashworth re-injured her shoulder a few years later and underwent the same operation. During this recovery time the pain pump was inserted into her shoulder joint. This method has proved dangerous and can cause the patient to develop chondrolysis. Mrs. Patrick underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery and after her surgery she was implanted too with the On-Q Painbuster. She underwent the same procedure a few years later and was treated with the On-Q Painbuster.
Pain pumps are designed to help patients recover safely, yet they now have been linked with causing chondrolysis. Both women above developed chondrolysis. Mrs. Ashworth will eventually need a complete shoulder replacement while Mrs. Patrick has already received a replacement and will most likely need several more operations. The American Journal of Sports Medicine has identified intra-articular pain pumps as the cause of chondrolysis. The lawsuits that have been filed are alleging that pain pump manufacturer of I-Flow Corporation knew that its product had not been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration but still promoted the product to physicians.
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