Hundreds of individuals across the country use high volume pain pumps to cope with the pain that often follows arthroscopic shoulder surgery.  These pumps may deliver too much medicine causing a loss of cartilage that can lead to lifelong pain.  The first verdict is in at over $5 Million. 

These cases will be handled individually - not as a class action.  If you need help with a pain pump case, call us now,  303-448-8884, for personalized attention. 

 

In 2006, a presentation at an American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting discussed a study that linked the use of intra-articular pain pumps in shoulder surgeries to a condition called Post arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL).

 

PAGCL is one of the most common complications following shoulder surgeries. The aforementioned study reviewed 152 patients who had undergone anthroscopic shoulder surgeries and found that 12 of the patients developed PAGCL. In addition, the researchers found that all of the patients who developed the condition had been administered a shoulder pain pump filled with bupivacaine and epinephrine during their surgery. Furthermore, the only factor that the patients had in common was the use of a shoulder pain pump.

The Most commonly used are:

·   Stryker®

·   Stryker® PainPump 1®

·   Stryker® PainPump 2®

·   PainPump® Blockaid®

·   I-Flow®

·   On-Q® Painbuster®

·   Donjoy®

·   Donjoy® Pain Control Device

·   Accufuser® Plus Pain Pump

Postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis is a condition in which the cartilage located within the shoulder joint begins to deteriorate. This typically occurs after an individual has had surgery on the affected shoulder. The condition generally affects the glenohumeral joint, which is the joint at the end of the shoulder comprised of the socket of the shoulder blade and the ball of the arm bone. The cartilage between these two portions of the arm and shoulder is the site affected by postarthroscopic glenohumeral chondrolysis. As the cartilage begins to deteriorate due to the condition, the individual starts to experience the complications associated with the disorder.  This can last for a lifetime.