Pain Pump Litigation

Pain pump victims never imagined that the device that was supposed to relieve discomfort would end up causing permanent pain and damage to their shoulders. However, research now indicates that these pain pumps that deliver pain medication directly to the shoulder can result in progressive destruction of shoulder cartilage. The Best Lawyer in America rated injury lawyers at our firm can help you immediately in investigating your legal rights if you have developed continuous pain after having received a pain pump.


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 manufacturers of shoulder pain pumps include I-Flow Corporation, Stryker Corp, and DonJoy Inc...

Pain Pumps: Post-Operative Pain Relief
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.

 

Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis: Cartilage Deterioration
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
  
  
  

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"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.

If you or a loved one has sustained an injury from a shoulder pain pump

you may be entitled to monetary compensation.

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Library for Pain Pump Litigation:

• Permanent Shoulder Damage from Pain Pumps   
  Description: Pain pump victims never imagined that the device that was supposed to relieve discomfort would end up causing permanent pain and damage to their shoulders. Best Lawyer in America rated national attorney provides updated research on lawsuits for defective pain pumps. Contact our lawyers today for more information on a shoulder pain pump injury.
• I-Flow Pain Pump Medical Device FAQs and Product Information [PDF]   
  Description: Interested in learning more about I-Flow Corporation's shoulder pain pump? Here you can read frequently asked questions about their product,which is one company of many, that studies have shown to cause cartilage damage, or the condition called PAGCL in patients who receive them. If you have received an injury from one of these medical devices, contact our Attorney's today.
• Post-Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis Caused by Shoulder Pain Pumps   
  Description: 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. Contact Our Shoulder Pain Pump Class Action Lawyers today.
• The American Journal of Sports Medicine: Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis - Shoulder Pain Pump [PDF]   
  Description: 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.
• Man Dies after Shoulder Surgery While on Morphine Pain Pump | National Pain Pump Lawyer   
  Description: Thirty eight year old Richard Valentine of Australia, dies in a Melbourne hospital after having shoulder surgery. He had a morphine pain pump to relieve the pain caused by his surgery, which administered 32.5 mg of morphine within 24 hours of his death.
  
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• The Effect of Local Anesthetics Administered Via Pain Pump on Chondrocyte Viability [PDF]   
  Description: The purpose of this study is to evaluate vitro chondrotoxicity on anesthetic formulations commonly in paim pumps. Does the volume of the medications administered via pain pump, have an affect on chondrocytes (the cells found in cartilage)?

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