FDA Demands Updates To Pain Pump Labels; Cites Cartilage Decay
-EasyBourse
11/18/2009 - Federal regulators are demanding changes to labels on devices that deliver pain killers directly to joints after surgery, in response to numerous reports of irreversible cartilage damage. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said between 2006 and 2008 it received 35 reports of severe cartilage damage in patients who were given pain-pumps after joint surgery. Nearly all of the reports involved patients who had shoulder surgery and more than half needed additional surgery, including joint replacement. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Injuries
-24/7 PressRelease
08/11/2009 - Scientific evidence now suggests that shoulder pain pumps temporarily implanted in the joint during surgery may be linked to serious shoulder injuries. The painful resulting condition is known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL). More>>>

Patients sue maker of medication pumps
-Bloomberg
07/06/2009 - Stryker Corp., a maker of artificial knees and hips, was sued by consumers over claims its pain pumps for delivering medicine after surgeries cause arthritis. The company, based in Kalamazoo, Mich., actively concealed or misrepresented information about the pumps’ safety and efficacy, Glen and Angela Gore said in one of four complaints filed in federal court in Philadelphia. More>>>

Felled footballer blames pain pump
-Cincinnati.com
04/25/2009 - Matthew McKeown worked for years so he could hear his name called this weekend and make his fame and fortune as a professional football player. Instead, McKeown won’t be drafted by a National Football League team. He blames the manufacturer of a pain-relief pump for destroying his shoulder – and his NFL aspirations. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Patient Anxious for Diagnosis
-LawyersandSettlements
03/29/2009 - Northglenn, CO: Russell E. has endured 3 shoulder surgeries, all involving the use of the shoulder pain pump. After the first surgery did not appear to work, Russell had to go through 2 more surgeries, procedures he now thinks may not have been necessary. Russell now believes that the shoulder pain pump caused the shoulder pain following his first surgery and all his shoulder pain that has continued to this day. More>>>

Shoulder Chondrolysis Trial to Begin July 2009 in Breg Pain Pump Lawsuit
-AboutLawsuits
03/25/2009 - It appears that the first trial of a pain pump lawsuit, involving the development of shoulder chondrolysis after arthroscopic surgery, will begin this summer in Key West, Florida. According to court records, the plaintiff, Douglas Kilpatrick, and the device manufacturer, Breg, Inc., failed to reach a settlement during a court ordered mediation earlier this month, and the trial is scheduled to begin in the first half of July 2009. More>>>

Shoulder Pain "Makes Me Feel Like I’m Falling Apart"
-LawyersandSettlements
03/10/2009 - Like many patients before her, Debra L. says she thought her shoulder pain was a result of the surgery she had. She had no idea it could be related to the use of a shoulder pain pump following surgery. It was not until recently that Debra heard about problems with the shoulder pain pump and discovered that her inability to use her shoulder could have been caused by a machine that was meant to help her. More>>>

More Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits Filed Against Pain Pump Manufacturers
-TransWorldNews
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: More>>>

Patient Endures Six Surgeries For "Messed Up" Shoulder
-LawyersandSettlements
02/27/2009- Gardnerville, NV: Joanna S. has had her life torn apart because of a shoulder injury. She has endured 6 shoulder surgeries in the past few years, all because of a torn rotator cuff. Of those surgeries, the shoulder pain pump was used in 3 of them. Joanna says she has suffered severe pain and is unable to continue her career because of problems with her shoulder. More>>>

Pain Pump Cases In Ohio
-InjuryBoard
02/17/2009- One of the fastest growing areas of litigation in Ohio are the pain pump cases. Young high school and college athletes who had shoulder surgery in 2005 and 2006 and before are finding out that the cartilage in their surgical shoulder is now destroyed due to the use of a pain pump after surgery. More>>>

Pain Pump Patient Suffers from Shoulder Pain
-LawyersandSettlements
02/01/2009- Debra K. had shoulder surgery involving the use of a shoulder pain pump a year ago. She initially had her shoulder surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff—but has not fully recovered from the surgery. It was not until recently that Debra learned that her pain pump could actually have caused further shoulder injury. More>>>

Shoulder Surgery Pain Pump Lawsuits Filed in Arizona
-AboutLawsuits
01/28/2009- Five new shoulder surgery pain pump lawsuits were filed last week in the U.S. District Court of Arizona, joining more than 100 other lawsuits filed throughout the country on behalf of individuals who have suffered debilitating loss of cartilage from the use of implantable pain control pumps after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. More>>>

Patient's Ordeal After Use of Shoulder Pain Pump "A Nightmare"
-LawyersandSettlements
01/25/2009- Las Vegas, NV: Julie P. had not 1 but 2 shoulder surgeries in only a few months, both of which included the use of a shoulder pain pump. She says that her shoulder surgeries resulted in serious injury to her shoulder and she has been told she will never recover full use of that shoulder. More>>>

Lawsuits Filed Over Shoulder Pain Pump Injuries
-NewsInferno
01/24/2009- A variety of pain-pump makers are being sued over claims that the medical devices caused pain and permanent damage. The nine patients in Arizona are asking for $68 million in damages, reports BizJournal. More>>>

Nine Arizonans suing pain pump manufacturers for damage to cartilage
- Triangle Business Journal
01/23/2009 - Nine shoulder-surgery patients in Arizona have filed lawsuits against national pain-pump manufacturers alleging the medical devices caused permanent and painful damage. They’re asking for a total of $68 million in damages. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Hurt More Than it Helped
-LawyersandSettlements
01/14/2009- James F. was not told he was going to have a shoulder pain pump implanted during his shoulder surgery. It was not until he woke up from the shoulder surgery that he discovered the pain pump. However, he says his shoulder injury has been far worse since the surgery—and the use of the pain pump—than it was before. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Complications: Even Feeding the Baby is Difficult
-LawyersandSettlements
01/03/2009- Tucson, AZ: John H. says he noticed soon after his shoulder surgery that his shoulder was not feeling as well as it should have. He says he is not positive his problems were caused by the shoulder pain pump but his symptoms are similar to those experienced by other patients. More>>>

"State of Misery" After Using Shoulder Pain Pump
-LawyersandSettlements
12/24/2008- Dearborn Heights, MI: When John L. went in for surgery to repair a torn tendon in his shoulder, he did not realize that the shoulder pain pump could potentially cause him even more problems. However, 2 years after his surgery, he still has problems with his shoulder and he believes the use of the pain pump has resulted in his lasting shoulder injury. More>>>

Patient Regrets Surgery with Shoulder Pain Pump
-LawyersandSettlements
12/14/2008- Tampa, FL: If you're like some patients who had a shoulder pain pump implanted after shoulder surgery, you may regret ever having had the surgery at all. Todd D. certainly does. His minor shoulder injury required surgery, but that shoulder surgery, which involved a pump for pain management, may have created even more problems for Todd. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Patient "Really Upset"
-LawyersandSettlements
12/10/2008- Peggy L says she is not positive that her shoulder pain pump has caused her shoulder injury, but she is sure that she has all the symptoms of a condition associated with the pump. At 64 years old she was injured and has since undergone a shoulder surgery to correct the problem. However, Peggy now faces at least one additional surgery and possibly 2, if the first does not go well. More>>>

Shoulder Pain Pump Patient Compromised for Life
-LawyersandSettlements
12/06/2008- Concord, CA: Patients who have had a shoulder pain pump implanted following surgery and suffered injury because of that pump are wondering how they went from a simple surgery to a lifetime of pain. More>>>

What Doctors Are Saying About Chondrolysis, Pain Pumps and Intra-articular Anesthesia
-InjuryBoard
11/28/2008- Doctors have been associating catheter delivered intra-articular pain pump anesthesia with cartilage cell toxicity. It has now become increasingly evident that pain pump infused anesthesia is detrimental to all cartilage found in articular joints. More>>>

Pain Pump Lawsuits Continue to be filed over Shoulder Chondrolysis
-AboutLawsuits
11/23/2008- Individuals who have developed shoulder chondrolysis after arthroscopic surgery continue to file pain pump lawsuits against the manufacturers of the infusion pumps used to deliver medication after surgery. The lawsuits claim that the intra-articular use of the pain pumps causes permanent shoulder cartilage damage. More>>>