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Article: Arnold & Itkin Announces Lawsuits Over Defective Pain Pumps.
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- November 11, 2009
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HOUSTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Houston trial law firm Arnold & Itkin LLP has filed five lawsuits against the makers of pain pumps and related medications based on claims that many of the companies' defective devices are causing irreversible shoulder damage among patients.
Currently, the attorneys at Arnold & Itkin are representing 28 people who received pain pumps to manage pain following shoulder surgery. The pumps utilize a catheter to deliver continuous doses of medication directly into the shoulder.
According to the lawsuits, pain pump manufacturers were denied approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the pumps to mitigate ...