Patients who received a certain bioengineered protein during spinal fusion, a surgery used to correct problems in the spine bones, suffered more personal injuries than those who opted not to get the surgery done.
Our firm’s San Diego personal injury lawyers believe that new treatments and procedures used to treat personal injuries is a good thing. But when these treatments lead to medical malpractice, that is not alright with us. It is important for treatments and products, such as spinal fusion, that cure one personal injury to not in turn cause a more significant permanent physical disabilities like paralysis or even wrongful death.
The protein substances studied in the spinal fusion surgery, sold by either Medtronic or Stryker, are not federally approved for cervical procedures, although surgeons are free to use them for that purpose. Bioengineered proteins, which mimic natural substances that promote bone growth, were first approved in 2002 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but initially only for use in spinal fusions to alleviate lower, or lumbar, back pain.
Last year, the FDA issued an alert after receiving reports of life-threatening personal injury complications following cervical fusion procedures involving the proteins, including breathing difficulty and swelling of the neck. If not properly treated any of these complications could lead to a wrongful death.
The use of medical products that have not been approved by the FDA can lead to personal injury or wrongful death in patients because the product has not been cleared for its safety.
If these substances are not federally approved why then do doctors continue to use them for medical treatments when they are known to cause more personal injury to patients?
Our San Diego personal injury attorneys find it disappointing to find out doctors are using medical devices that have not been approved by the FDA and in turn cause more personal injury to patients. Hopefully, these personal injuries will not lead to wrongful deaths and doctors will think twice before using a product or procedure that is known to cause personal injuries.
Call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego and find out how we can help you. We speak English and Spanish, and we look forward to providing advice for your case. No fee if no recovery.
About Michael PinesMichael Pines is a former insurance company attorney who specializes in car accident injury. While he was an insurance attorney, he learned from behind the scenes on how insurance companies work and how they decided to pay injured people. Now that he works against insurance companies, Michael's inside knowledge has resulted in significant benefits to his clients injured in car accidents.
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Tags: Medtronic, physical disabilities, spinal fusion, stryker, wrongful death
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