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Study Author Urges Peers to Stop Using Pain Pumps in the Shoulder Joint as Seasonal Surge in Use Approaches
Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, October 26th, 2007
Dr. Charles Beck, a well-respected orthopedic surgeon this week issued a warning that a commonly used device designed to reduce pain after surgery is potentially dangerous when used in the shoulder joint space. The devices, manufactured by Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK), I-Flow Inc. (NASDAQ:IFLO) and others deliver high concentrations of pain medication directly to a surgical site, but according to a recently published article co-authored by Dr. Beck, they can cause permanent and debilitating damage to the shoulder.
"These devices have been used on thousands of patients nationwide, and based on our findings, hundreds appear to be at risk for this complication which...
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