Defective Medical Devices
Defective Medical Devices are an area personal injury attorneys litigate with less frequency. But it’s still a problem in the United States today and in New Mexico. Every year, in New Mexico dozens of residents lose their life because a device used to maintain healthy functioning simply fails to keep working or is defective. The manufacturer of the device is open to being sued because of such a situation. In cases where the device does not fail, it can still cause patients much hardship. Let’s discuss a few common medical device failures amongst a vulnerable population relying on treatment to live the life they once had.
A bone cement lawsuit can be life threatening and is one type of failure. In New Mexico many patients undergo surgery for knee replacement and during this surgery it is possible for bone cement to cause complications. Due to the surgery, loose bone cement can leak into the blood stream in rare cases and cause low blood pressure, blood clots or even cardiac arrest.
Neurovascular stents are a leading cause of stroke or death among patients to correct an aneurysm. These type of stents treat intracranial, saccular and wide-neck aneurysms in patients. Aneurysms are most dangerous in the brain due to the risk of constant bleeding if blood vessels burst. Stents hold coils in place that are inserted to seal blood vessels. Manufacturers of stents can be and have been held liable for their failures and dangers to patients needing treatment.
These are just a few examples to give you an idea of the risks involved in using medical devices for treatment. Many patients have no choice but to accept the risk as they need implants and devices to be healthy and function properly.
It is necessary to reach out to an attorney immediately if you or a loved one has permanent damage, life altering pain, or sickness from a defective medical device. We handle defective medical devices as a result of their failure to help the patient. Medical devices are known to cause more issues to the patient than remedy in common medical situations such as hip implants, IVC filters and hernia mesh. Holding a manufacturer responsible for your loss is something a personal injury lawyer can handle for you. We do not recommend trying to pursue a defective medical device lawsuit without a lawyer. This area is especially vital for personal injury lawyers in New Mexico as medical device failure cases involving death and serious complications can wreak havoc on entire families due to a failed procedure.
While a doctor will tell you most of these procedures are relatively safe, they are not for everyone and some patients even have more negative reactions than others.
The goal is to make your situation as best as possible in the future despite what you may be going through from a failed procedure. We will work to prove liability on the part of the manufacturer and recover damages. Most common damages recovered for such an incident are payment to cover future medical expenses, costs of prescription drugs, and continued care resulting from the failed medical device.