Back surgeries are highly common today. It is estimated that as many as
thirteen million Americans experience low-back pain and these people spend
approximately fifty million dollars in an attempt to ease their discomfort
each year. A good portion of this sum is spent on surgical procedures,
like that which relies on the Infuse Spinal Fusion System. This device
was created to lessen the pain and healing time a more traditional procedure.
In order to understand its purpose, one must understand the condition
that the Infuse Spinal Fusion System aims to correct. Though low back
pain is not always caused by damaged discs, they are frequently to blame.
The discs of the spine are meant to act as cushions between the bones,
but due to wear and tear or injury, they can wear down. This results in
nerves being pinched, bones rubbing, and a great deal of pain. So, surgeons
can go in and harvest bone from elsewhere in the body to be used for the
purpose of fusing two vertebrae where the damaged disc once worked.
That is, they can harvest that bone or they can rely on the Infuse Spinal
Fusion System for the same purpose. Unfortunately, this product is now
the case of a big lawsuit, in which a woman claims that the Infuse device
implanted in 2007 resulted in so many complications that she has faced
five additional surgeries since. The lawsuit is now being filed as the
women is in need of a sixth surgical procedure but does not have the money
needed to cover the massive expense.
When a medical device fails to provide the promised relief or results in
serious complications, you do have the right to consult a personal injury
attorney. It may be possible to collect the funds needed to cover medical
expenses and other related financial losses.
