Need an oil spill lawyer? We will fight for you!
› $150,000,000 verdict in personal injury case
Pain pumps are getting a bad rap lately, thanks to the emergence of chondrolysis, a debilitating condition that was once unheard of in the shoulder joint but is now affecting hundreds who have undergone shoulder surgery. But Pearland, Texas, Dr. Leo Lapuerta says the devices are not banned for all medical procedures and that they are particularly beneficial for plastic surgeries.
Michael Johnson says neither he nor his doctor would have agreed to have a pain pump devices implanted into his shoulder joint during two arthroscopic surgeries if he knew that by doing so it would result in a full shoulder joint replacement. Johnson contends that the manufacturers of the medical device knew that the pain pumps were unreasonably and dangerously defective, and yet they did nothing to warn him or his surgeon about the risks associated with using it. Furthermore, he claims, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically prohibited the marketing of pain pump devices with anesthetics to be placed in the joint cavity.
A statement released by Texas Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd over the weekend clarifies quarterback Colt McCoy’s injury, which occurred Thursday, Jan. 7, during the BCS National Championship Game. According to the statement, McCoy wanted to get back in the game after being tackled by Alabama’s Marcell Dareus, but “we couldn’t clear him to do that,” Boyd says. McCoy suffered a pinched nerve in his shoulder, which didn’t cause pain but did make him lose feeling in his arm. Three attempts to complete a 7-yard pass to his father in the Texas locker room were all unsuccessful, which proved he could not return to the game.
Oklahoma Sooner star quarterback and 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford announced he will leave the team prematurely to undergo shoulder surgery before pursuing a career with the National Football League. The shoulder repair surgery requires a four- to six-month rehabilitation, leaving him unable to play.
![[ Beasley Allen Law Firm Logo ]](http://www.painpump.net/wp-content/themes/system-unity/images/logo.png){kind=logo}