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Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer are Mid-Missouri’s Personal Injury Attorneys Serving Clients in Medical Device Malfunction Cases
Every day, Missouri citizens rely on the assistance of medical devices like pacemakers, various medical meshes, and implants like those used in hips, knees, and breasts. These devices can offer treatment for various conditions and ailments, but what happens when the exact device that is supposed to help you ends up hurting you?
If you or a loved one has suffered from complications due to a compromised medical device, you need a team of attorneys on your side who can fight for you against some of the largest medical companies in the nation. Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer will stand up for you. When you hire our experienced attorneys, you can have peace of mind knowing that our only goal is to make sure you and your family are fairly compensated for your suffering.
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What is a Defective Medical Device?
Harper, Evans, Hilbrenner & Netemeyer are personal injury and product liability attorneys protecting the rights of those injured because of defective medical devices
There are thousands of medical devices on the market. From IV tubes to glucose monitors to bone pins, Americans rely on these devices to treat their illnesses and injuries. While it might seem easy to trust something recommended to you by your doctor or surgeon, not all medical devices are created equally. Thanks to lax approval processes and inconsistent reporting, dangerous medical devices are slipping through the cracks and hurting innocent patients who desperately need an intervention by the very same device that can harm them.
What is the Difference Between Medical Malpractice and a Defective Medical Device?
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After a medical procedure is performed, it may become apparent that something is wrong. This realization could occur right away or weeks, months, or even years later. However, it might not be apparent what is causing your pain and suffering. If you are experiencing complications after a medical procedure or treatment, contact your doctor right away to begin the process of diagnosing the issue.
If it is discovered that the doctor or nurse who performed your procedure or prescribed your medication failed to complete their duties to the best of their ability, you might be dealing with an instance of medical malpractice. Medical malpractice can be many things, but all examples of malpractice occur due to the negligence or incompetence of a medical professional.
Examples of Medical Malpractice:
- Failure to diagnose an illness or disease
- Providing the incorrect diagnosis of an illness or disease
- Making a mistake during surgery
- Leaving medical equipment inside a patient
- Prescribing medication a patient is allergic to or will have poor interactions with
When a medical professional performs their job well but you are still dealing with complications, it may be the fault of a medical device that was used. Thanks to a weak system of approvals and reporting, medical device manufacturers are causing dangerous and even deadly complications for those who needed their products the most. Just like medical malpractice, a medical device failure can happen in many ways.
Examples of Defective Medical Devices
- Mesh that migrates or disintegrates
- Medical devices that were not properly sterilized before application
- A product that was marketed incorrectly without proper safety warnings
- Products that were manufactured incorrectly
- A pacemaker that fails or performs its job irregularly
Defective Medical Devices Impact Mid-Missouri Patients at an Alarming Rate
Thanks to a particular loophole in the FDA’s medical device approval process called the 510(k), thousands of medical devices have made their way onto the market without going through the traditional testing and approvals that new devices should face. The 510(k) loophole allows medical device manufacturers to skip safety review processes altogether, so long as the new device is similar enough to one that is already on the market. Medical devices that pass through the 510(k) loophole are subject to post-market reporting that requires the manufacturer to report any issues with a device to the FDA. While this might seem like a safety net, it also means that innocent citizens who were only seeking medical care have to suffer because of a lack of rigorous testing.
Even when a device is fully approved by the FDA, this does not guarantee that the item will be safe post-approval. Medical devices are still at risk of improper sterilization and manufacturing defects. When you or a loved one has suffered due to a medical device failure or malfunction, you deserve to be compensated for your pain and suffering as well as for any losses and expenses you have incurred as a result of the medical device failure.
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Personal injury attorneys, Ron Netemeyer and Jill Harper, have won millions for their Missouri clients by focusing on the details and developing a winning process. Instead of working cases on an individual basis, they work as a team to focus on every detail and provide an exceptional experience and outcome.
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