Instead of assisting a shoulder surgery patient in California or elsewhere, some shoulder pain pumps intended to help instead cause great suffering via irreversible cartilage damage. Victims then face severe pain and frequently are unable to sit or stand without agony. Such victims must be compensated monetarily for their medical bills, for lost wages from missed time at work and for their pain and suffering. Their severe pain must be overcome, and the monetary means for doing so may require hiring an experienced California shoulder pain pump lawyer.

Individuals in California and throughout this country are being hurt by defective shoulder pain pump devices due to the fact that some manufacturers of such medical devices have inappropriately advised doctors on how to use the device. If a shoulder pain pump catheter is inserted directly into the shoulder joint upon arthroscopic shoulder surgery, the device can lead to an excruciating injury called postarthroscopic glenhumeral chondrolysis, or PAGCL. Such a condition produces deteriorated cartilage and creates severe pain in the sufferer.

Sufferers of defective shoulder pain pump agony in California and elsewhere in this country have a legal option through a shoulder pain pump lawsuit versus the manufacturers which are to blame for their injury. To this date, such shoulder pain pump litigation actions have been aimed at I-Flow Corp. and Stryker Corp., which manufacture the devices, along with the creators of the anesthetics bupivacaine and epinephrine applied in the devices. People injured by a shoulder pain pump argue that these manufacturers were remiss in making vital safety studies, and moreover did not notify physicians about the hazard of using a shoulder pain pump incorrectly.

Sufferers from defective shoulder pain pump maladies in California or in another state in many cases have no other choice but to undergo shoulder replacement surgery. If they don't do this, they may suffer steady agony. However patients should not endure the costs, pain and hardship by themselves. On the contrary, the corporation that is accountable for their suffering should pay for their ordeal. This will necessitate acquiring the right California shoulder pain pump injury attorney.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed in California. However, the law firm works with outside attorneys and local lawyers to litigate claims for California as needed.