Persons in Minnesota and elsewhere in the United States are being injured by deficient shoulder pain pump devices because of the fact that some creators of such devices have unwisely directed physicians in what way to administer the pain pump. When a shoulder pain pump catheter is directly inserted into the shoulder joint during arthroscopic shoulder surgery, the pain pump can provoke an extremely painful malady named postarthroscopic glenhumeral chondrolysis, also known as PAGCL. This injury results in deteriorated cartilage and leads to excruciating misery in the victim.

Damage caused by a defective shoulder pain pump can decrease a shoulder's range of motion, as well as make the shoulder grind and pop. This injury also may cause weakness, stiffness and pain. At worst, it can create a deterioration of shoulder cartilage which may be excruciating for victims. In such cases, the victim may need shoulder replacement surgery, whose cost must be borne by the manufacturers whose negligence caused the victim's injury. A skilled Minnesota shoulder pain pump lawyer can fight to gain such financial recovery.

Sufferers of defective shoulder pain pump agony in Minnesota 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.

Rather than assisting a shoulder surgery patient in Minnesota or in another state, some shoulder pain pumps ostensibly made to render aid instead inflict severe suffering because of irreversible cartilage destruction. Sufferers then are beset by excruciating agony and frequently are incapable of sitting or standing without pain. These sufferers should be compensated monetarily for their medical costs, for lost salary from missed days of employment and for their suffering and pain. These sufferers' debilitating pain must be overcome, and the monetary means for doing so may necessitate engaging a knowledgeable Minnesota shoulder pain pump attorney.

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