Shoulder Pain Pump

What is Shoulder Pain Pump?
Shoulder pain pump is small device developed recently to deliver pain medication (bupivacaine, epinephrine) directly into the shoulder joint through a small flexible plastic tube called a catheter. According to a recent study published by The American Journal of Sports Medicine, the intra-articular pain pump was identified as the cause of a condition known as Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis. Currently there are numbers of others studies underway to confirm these findings.

What is Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis?
Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis ("PAGCL") is a specific type of chondrolysis that is associated with pain pumps and shoulder surgery. It is the loss of cartilage in the shoulder after shoulder surgery. PAGCL is associated with the use of an intra-articular pain pump catheter implanted in the shoulder joint by the surgeon during the shoulder surgery.

What are the symptoms?
Chondrolysis is a devastating condition that can cause severe pain and stiffness in the affected shoulder after surgery. Here are some of most common symptoms:

• Shoulder pain both at rest and in motion
• Stiffness of the shoulder
• Weakness of the shoulder
• Clicking, popping or grinding of the shoulder
• Limited range of motion in the shoulder

If you or a loved one have been injured by an intra-articular pain pump, if you have been diagnosed with chondrolysis or PAGCL, or if you are experiencing the symptoms associated with chondrolysis or PAGCL, you may have a claim against the manufacturers of these pain pumps. Please contact us today by filling out the brief form, or by calling our toll free number (1-800-622-7271) for a free, no-cost, no-obligation evaluation of your case.