Shoulder Pain Pump Litigation Teleconference

Friday, November 21st, at 11:30am, Eastern


THERE IS NO CHARGE TO PARTICIPATE.

 

Levin, Papantonio is currently investigating cases involving intra-articular pain pump catheters. These devices are temporarily implanted in the shoulder during surgery and have been linked to a serious injury know as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL). This is an extremely painful condition involving the deterioration of cartilage in the shoulder joint.

 

For years, surgeons have favored the intra-articular pain pump for pain management. These flexible plastic catheters deliver pain medication directly to the joint, and can extend the effectiveness of other shoulder numbing agents for up to 48 hours.

 

But this pain relief comes at a terrible price. A study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that these pumps were associated with PAGCL. This association was greatest when the intra-articular pain pumps were used to deliver a combination of the painkillers bupivacaine and epinephrine directly into the shoulder joint space. In spite of this knowledge, the manufacturers of these pumps have persisted in recommending that physicians deploy the pumps to inject medicine directly into the joint space.

 

Which Shoulder Pain Pumps are Affected? The devices involved include those manufactured by Stryker Co., DJO Inc., I-Flow Co., BREG Inc. and several others. 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

We hope you will join us for this free teleconference to be held Friday,
November 21st, at 11:30am, Eastern.
Call 888-803-6413 (5 minutes prior).
View a supporting ppt. at www.masstortsmadeperfect.com/Pain-Pump.htm.

 

 

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Meet the Executives

Mike PapantonioMike Papantonio organized the mass tort department at Levin, Papantonio   25 years ago when the firm undertook the battle against the asbestos industry.

 

John MorganJohn Morgan founded Morgan & Morgan in 1988. Today, Morgan & Morgan has over 10,000 active files in Orlando and over 6,000 active files in Tampa.

 

Johnnie CochranJohnnie L. Cochran, Jr. (1937-2005), was not only America's most recognized lawyer, he was a seasoned litigator and leader in the legal profession.

 

Mark ProctorMark Proctor is President of Levin, Papantonio. He received his undergraduate degree from University of Florida in 1972, and his law degree from the University of Florida in 1975.

 

John RomanoJohn Romano is past President of the Florida Justice Association, the Southeast Florida Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Civil Justice Foundation, Gold Coast Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, Palm Beach Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, and the Melvin M. Belli Society.

 

Todd RomanoTodd Romano is a partner with the law firm of Romano Law Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and business and commercial litigation..