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Defective Cold Therapy
Unit Nerve Damage Lawsuits, Defective Cold
Treatment Frost Bite Lawsuits, Defective Ice Therapy System
Lawsuits, and Defective Cryotherapy Machine Nerve Damage Product
Liability Lawsuits
by Texas Defective Product Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Defective
products including Cold Therapy Units, Ice Systems, Cold
Treatment Machines, and other Cryotherapy Devices can cause
significant injuries including nerve damage, tissue damage,
childbain, frostbite, immersion syndrome, hypoxia, and
infarction necrosis. The failure
of many of these cryotherapy, ice, and cold therapy devices is
that they do not have proper temperature selection or time
controls, emergency shut off switches, or warning alarms as
well as to not provide adequate warnings of potential dangers or
instructions for safe use. These ice, cryotherapy, and cold
therapy device defects can create dangerous situations for
people including people recovering from surgery that are using
the devices. In selecting a Ice Therapy, Cryotherapy, or Cold
Therapy Device, it is important to check with your doctor about
the best cryotherapy system, unit, machine, or device, and be
aware of the potential dangers of overuse or extended use
including nerve damage, tissue damage, childbain,
frostbite, immersion syndrome, hypoxia, and infarction necrosis.
If you have been
seriously injured by a defective product, feel free to
submit
an inquiry or
send an e-mail to Texas Defective Ice Therapy, Cryotherapy, and
Cold Therapy Product lawyer Jason Coomer.
Cold Therapy Nerve
Damage Lawsuits, Cryotherapy Recirculating Ice
Cooler Frostbite Lawsuits, and Cryotherapy Hypoxia, Nerve
Damage, or Immersion Syndrome Product Liability Lawsuits
Cold therapy devices (aka
cryotherapy devices) are commonly used to reduce swelling after
surgery by cooling a swollen and inflamed area of the body.
These cryotherapy devices are typically filled with ice water
and a pump circulates cold water to a pad that is fixed to the
swollen and inflamed area.
The problem or defect with some of these cold therapy devices is
that it is often difficult for patients and consumers to
determine if a recirculating ice cooler is too cold or if the
defective cryotherapy device has been used to long.
Desensitization from surgery or the initial injury often can
mask the patient's sensitivity to cold and create a situation
where the recirculating ice cooler, ice machine, or defective
cold therapy device is used too long or at too high of levels
causing the patient to suffer serious injuries including
including nerve damage, tissue
damage, childbain, frostbite, immersion syndrome,
hypoxia, and infarction necrosis. Patients that have suffered
injuries such as including nerve
damage, tissue damage, childbain, frostbite, immersion
syndrome, hypoxia, and/or infarction necrosis should immediately
contact their health care provider.
Some of the problems associated with some defective cold therapy
devices and defective cryotherapy devices are that the defective
cold therapy device or cryotherapy device did not have proper
automatic alarms or shut off information or come with adequate
cold therapy warnings or instructions including the following
product defects and inadequate warnings.
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The defective cold
therapy device did not come with a cryotherapy shut off
alarm that warns users of potential dangers of prolonged use
or dangerous temperature settings.
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The defective cold
therapy device or cryotherapy device did not have an
automatic off mechanism that prevents extreme temperature
settings or cryotherapy over use.
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The defective cold
therapy device or cryotherapy device did not come with
instructions or warnings on selecting temperature settings
or dangerous temperature settings.
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The defective cold
therapy device or cryotherapy device did not come with
instructions, warnings, or recommendation as to length of
time for proper cold therapy treatment or use.
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The defective cold
therapy device or cryotherapy device did not come with
instructions or warnings concerning running too long or too
cold.
As with any product,
especially, products designed for post surgery patients, it is
important for cold therapy or cryotherapy devices to have
adequate safety features to protect post surgery patients and
prevent serious injuries such as
nerve damage, tissue damage, childbain, frostbite,
immersion syndrome, hypoxia, and/or infarction necrosis.
Further, it is also important that cryotherapy devices and cold
therapy devices do not fail to warn cold therapy patients and
cryotherapy patients of important health risks involved with
long term use, unsupervised, unmonitored use, or extreme
temperature use of ice cold therapy machines.
Extended use, extreme temperature use, unsupervised use,
unmonitored use and prolonged use of these cold therapy and
cryotherapy defective devices can cause serious injuries to both
the skin and nerves resulting in skin damage, permanent nerve
damage, chronic pain, nerve damage,
tissue damage, childbain, frostbite, immersion syndrome,
hypoxia, infarction necrosis, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS),
CRPS 1 (chronic nerve disorder in the arms or legs after a minor
injury), CRPS 2 (caused by an injury to the nerve), Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD), Reflex Sympathetic, Dystrophy
Syndrome (RSDS), Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Shoulder-Hand
Syndrome, Causalgia, Sudeck’s Atrophy.
Cold Therapy Devices,
Cryotherapy Devices, Ice Therapy Devices, Cold Therapy Systems,
Cold Therapy Machines, Cold Therapy Units, Cryotherapy Machines,
and Cryotherapy Units
Cold therapy devices (aka
cryotherapy devices) are commonly used to reduce swelling after
surgery by cooling a swollen and inflamed area of the body.
These cryotherapy devices are typically filled with ice water
and a pump circulates cold water to a pad that is fixed to the
swollen and inflamed area. Some of the most widely used cold
therapy, cryotherapy, ice machine, and ice therapy devices
include the following:
DonJoy Iceman Cold Therapy System
PolarCare Cold Therapy Machines
EBIce Cold Therapy Machines
Cryocuff Cold Therapy Units
Game Ready Cold Therapy Unit
If your doctor has recommended the use of a ice, cryotherapy, or
cold therapy system, device, machine, or unit for yourself or a
loved one after surgery, it is important that everyone including
the patient, doctor, and people helping the patient understand
how to use the ice, cold therapy, or cryotherapy system, device,
machine, or unit that has been selected as well as the potential
dangers of over use, extreme temperature use, or prolonged use
including skin damage, permanent nerve damage, chronic pain,
nerve damage, tissue damage,
childbain, frostbite, immersion syndrome, hypoxia, infarction
necrosis, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), CRPS 1 (chronic
nerve disorder in the arms or legs after a minor injury), CRPS 2
(caused by an injury to the nerve), Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
(RSD), Reflex Sympathetic, Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS), Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome, Shoulder-Hand Syndrome, Causalgia,
Sudeck’s Atrophy.
FDA Adverse Reaction
Cold Therapy System
FDA: Adverse Reaction Model Number 10B Event
Date 11/02/2005 Event Type Injury Patient Outcome Required
Intervention; Disability Event Description
"Ebice 10b cold therapy system was used
following 2005 and 2006 podiatric surgical procedures performed
for left foot problems and tarsal tunnel syndrome. The patient
claims she has suffered cold thermal injury to the ankle,
permanent nerve damage, chronic pain and rsd syndrome."
Manufacturer Narrative
"Although the unit was not returned for
evaluation, the instructions for use was reviewed. Exerts taken
from the ifu: read all instructions before using ebice. A
licensed health care practitioner must determine the appropriate
treatment setting and the length of treatment for each patient.
Individual sensitivity to a cryotherapy application varies. It
is important to periodically check the color and sensitivity of
the skin at the treatment site. The patient should be instructed
that if the skin appears discolored or feels numb, immediately
discontinue the cold therapy treatment and notify your health
care practitioner. Cooling for one hour at a water temperature
of 30 - 48 deg f may induce redness and edema that last for 24
hours after exposure. Some individuals are allergic to cold,
reacting with hives, joint pain and swelling. When cryotherapy
is selected as a treatment modality, close monitoring of the
patient's response to the cryotherapy treatment is critical.
Water cycling adjustments or discontinuation of the treatment
may be required if a patient demonstrates a localized
hypothermia reaction. With a sudden sharp and persistent drop in
temperature, vasoconstriction and increased viscosity of the
blood in a local area may cause ischemic injury and degenerative
changes in peripheral nerves. Localized reaction to cold may
include childbain, frostbite or immersion syndrome. Prolonged
tissues hypoxia and infarction necrosis of the affected tissue
may develop. Vascular injury and edema become more evident as
the temperature returns to normal."
Product Liability Claims
(Dangerous Drug Claims)
Dangerous
and defective medical product lawsuits have become more common
as the medical device and pharmaceutical industry has become
more powerful. With large medical device and drug companies
seeking to sell more and more drugs and medical devices, some
dangerous and defective medical devices and drugs have been
pushed on the public. It is important when using any medical
device and taking any drug to make sure that you and your doctor
understand potential benefits and dangers of the product as well
as stay alert to any side effects or health issues that may
arise from using the drug or medical device
For more
information on defective medication lawsuits or defective
medical device lawsuits, feel free to go to the following
information pages on defective medical device and dangerous drug
lawsuits including
Implantable Neurostimulation System Lawsuits,
Accutane Crohn's Disease and Inflamatory Bowel Diseases Lawsuits,
Paroxetine, Seroxat, and Paxil Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
Lawsuits,
Lyrica Suicide Lawsuit and Pregabalin Attempted Suicide Lawsuits,
Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Lawsuits,
Anticonvulsant Drug, Antiepileptic Drug (AED), and Topamax
Lawsuits, SSRI
Drug Lawsuits,
Avandia Stroke and Heart Attack Lawsuits,
Antidepressant Lawsuits,
Ketek Lawsuits, and
Gadolinium Contrast Dye and Nephrogenic System Fibrosis Lawsuits.
Defective Cold Therapy
Unit Nerve Damage Lawyer, Defective Cold Treatment
Device Frost Bite Lawyer, Defective Ice Therapy System Lawyer,
and Cryotherapy Machine Nerve Damage Product Liability Lawyer (Defective
Ice Therapy, Cryotherapy, Cold Therapy Nerve Damage Product
Lawsuits)
Austin Texas Defective Cold Therapy, Ice
Therapy, Cryotherapy Product Liability Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer,
helps individuals and businesses that have been injured or
damaged from defective products. He commonly works with other
Texas product liability lawyers and other product liability
lawyers through the United States. If you have a question about
a product liability claim need and need a Texas product
liability lawyer, please feel free to
contact Austin Texas product liability lawyer Jason Coomer. |
