Recent studies have linked the use of post-operative shoulder pain pumps following arthroscopic shoulder surgery to a condition known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis or PAGCL. If you or a loved one have suffered PAGCL as a result of shoulder pain pump use you may be entitled to compensation. Contact the Shoulder Pain Pump Attorneys of Ennis & Ennis today for a free case evaluation.

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More Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits Filed Against Pain Pump Manufacturers

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02/28/2009- In early January 2009, several lawsuits were filed in Arizona federal court on behalf of patients injured by shoulder pain pumps, medical devices implanted into the shoulder during surgery to alleviate post-operative shoulder joint pain. Numerous pain pump manufacturers are named as defendants in the lawsuits, including:

Stryker Corp., Kalamazoo, Michigan

I-Flow Inc., Lake Forest, California

DJ Orthopedics Inc., Vista, California.

Sorenson Medical Products Inc., West Jordan, California

Moog Inc., East Aurora, New York

Curlin Medical Inc., Huntington Beach, California

McKinley Medical LLC, Denver, Colorado

Breg Inc., Vista, California

Sgarlato Labs, Campbell, California

The shoulder pain pump PAGCL lawsuits, which are only the latest among about 100 lawsuits across the nation alleging injuries associated with shoulder pain pump use, seek a total of $68 million in damages. According to the lawsuits, shoulder pain pumps caused the plaintiffs to suffer painful and permanent cartilage damage. The lawsuits also allege that the shoulder pain pump manufacturers failed to warn the U.S. medical community that the safety of using pain pumps in the shoulder joint had not been established.

A study published in the October 2007 issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine links the use of high-volume intra-articular shoulder pain pumps to Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL), a painful and permanent condition in which hyaline cartilage in the shoulder joint is destroyed.

According to the study, as much as 63 percent of patients who use intra-articular shoulder pain pumps are at risk of developing PAGCL, which sometimes requires shoulder replacement surgery to treat. Due to the high risk of PAGCL, the study's authors recommend that patients avoid using intra-articular shoulder pain pumps, especially those that use bupivacaine with epinephrine, until their effects are further studied.

If you or a loved one have suffered PAGCL from shoulder pain pump use, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact the shoulder pain pump attorneys of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. today by filling out a free case evaluation form on this page or call us toll free at the number listed below.

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