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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.
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