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Sorenson Medical
Continuous peripheral nerve block anesthesia for rotator cuff surgery in use
June 22nd, 2005
Sarasota attorney J. Allen Bobo is a self-professed gym rat and until recently he believed the locker-room lore that surgical repair of the shoulder's rotator cuff is one of the most painful operations you can experience. But when Bobo underwent the procedure this year he found, "My rotator cuff surgery was less painful than most dental work. I had no pain following the surgery. In fact, the day after surgery, my shoulder hurt less than the day before surgery." What makes pain-free surgical recovery practical is are microchip-controlled pain pumps made by Sorenson Medical, Salt Lake City, Utah. An anesthesiologist connects one of the medical infusion...
Source: Physician Law Weekly (2005-06-22)
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