Estimulador Medular Espinal Abogado Negligencia
Tras sufrir un dolor de espalda crónico que no puede aliviarse con ningún otro tratamiento, se puede ofrecer a los pacientes estimuladores de la médula espinal. ¿Cómo funciona la estimulación medular? La estimulación de la médula espinal es un procedimiento en el que se implanta un dispositivo en el cuerpo del paciente para enviar señales eléctricas a la médula espinal (o a los nervios) con el fin de impedir que las señales de dolor lleguen al cerebro, lo que elimina eficazmente el dolor crónico que de otro modo no podría tratarse.
Spinal cord stimulation is typically a last resort for those suffering with chronic back pain. Although the procedure could work for some patients, other patients are likely to suffer irreversible harm associated with the procedure – paralysis being among the most severe. Although there are a number of risks associated with surgical procedures (like infection and bleeding), paralysis is not among the risks that are typically associated with the procedure; rather, paralysis typically occurs as a direct result of medical negligence.
¿Ha sufrido usted o algún miembro de su familia paralysis as a result of medical malpractice? If malpractice during a spinal cord stimulator procedure led to paralysis, you might have grounds to pursue a medical malpractice claim against the doctor or hospital in which the incident occurred. Are you interested in learning more about your right to sue for the harm resulting from malpractice during your spinal cord stimulator procedure? If so, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance as soon as possible.
If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue for spinal cord stimulator medical malpractice, you should seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. Downtown L.A. Law Group is a bufete de abogados de lesiones personales with many years of experience handling all sorts of injury claim, including medical malpractice claims. Our spinal cord stimulator malpractice attorneys are ready to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome.
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Sobre el procedimientoDuring the procedure, the spinal cord stimulator is implanted. The stimulator consists of soft wires with electrical leads at the ends. The leads of the wires are placed into the spinal canal through a needle (another option consists of temporarily removing the vertebrae to install the leads of the wires); the generator that is connected to the wires is typically installed in the upper buttock area. The generator can be turned on or off by the patient. It emits electrical currents into the spinal canal (through the wires) to block pain. In general, the procedure should take no longer than 30 mins.
El problema radica en la ubicación del procedimiento. Los cables deben instalarse a pocos milímetros de la médula espinal. Es esencial que los médicos sean precisos. Si los médicos entran en contacto con la médula espinal con algún instrumento quirúrgico o incluso con los cables, la médula espinal podría resultar dañada. Aunque sea lamentable, es probable que los cirujanos lesionen la médula espinal por negligencia durante el procedimiento. Si se lesiona la médula espinal, puede producirse parálisis, temporal o permanente según la gravedad de la lesión.
Los estimuladores medulares añaden valor a un caso
If you have been in a traumatic accident where your back or spine was seriously injured, then you may still be in excruciating pain. A spinal cord stimulator may be recommended by your doctor or surgeon to help you manage the pain of a failed back surgery. The spinal cord stimulators are implanted in the back region, to help a person tolerate and manage the excruciating pain that comes with the back surgeries that fail. Sometimes these surgical procedures work, and other times they don’t work and the pain persists. Either way, there is a high risk of severe complications that can result from the use of a spinal cord stimulator.
¿Cuál es el valor añadido de un estimulador medular como factor de resolución de mi caso?
Un procedimiento quirúrgico para añadir un estimulador de la médula espinal puede aumentar el valor del caso, porque viene en los talones de un procedimiento quirúrgico fallido para su espalda. Si usted ha estado en esta situación, tiene que llamarnos de inmediato, para hablar con nuestros abogados sobre su caso. Su caso puede tener un valor estimado de $600,000 a varios millones de dólares, basado en los factores de si usted ha resuelto su problema de dolor de espalda, su edad, su capacidad para caminar sin dolor o caminar y ser móvil en absoluto, su dolor y sufrimiento, y si usted está permanente o temporalmente incapacitado como resultado de esta pérdida.
Cada caso es diferente y se revisará en función de sus méritos. Pero si el estimulador de la médula espinal no funciona, aumentará el valor de su caso, ya que puede que no haya muchas más opciones que ofrecerle para eliminar quirúrgicamente el dolor de su pérdida o accidente original relacionado con la espalda. Es posible que necesite procedimientos quirúrgicos adicionales, que necesite medicación para controlar el dolor durante el resto de su vida, etc. Todos estos factores deben ser revisados en estos casos, y se resuelven de forma individual, no sobre la base de la solución recibida por otra persona en un caso similar.
You need to call our office immediately if this is the case for you. We are here to help you figure it all out, and the process that will take you on the road to recovering the compensation you need in this case starts when you give our office a call.
Su derecho a demandar por negligencia médica
Do you have the right to sue if you or a member of your family suffered paralysis associated with spinal cord stimulator malpractice? You could be eligible to pursue a medical malpractice claim against the doctor and/or the hospital. To be eligible to pursue a claim for medical malpractice, you must be able to prove that a duty of care was owed. Generally, doctors only owe their patients a duty of care; therefore, you must be able to establish that a doctor-patient relationship existed. That is, the patient agreed to be treated by the doctor, and the doctor agree to treat the patient.
If a doctor-patient relationship exists, the doctor owes a duty of care – a duty to treat the patient with utmost diligence, skill, and care. When a doctor acts carelessly or recklessly during a medical procedure, he or she could make mistakes that could severely harm patients. The doctor could be liable. Based on vicarious liability, hospitals could also be liable; that is, for the negligent hiring and/or training of doctors, for instance. What does this mean? If you or a member of your family suffered paralysis or any other harm associated with spinal cord stimulator malpractice, you could have grounds to pursue a medical malpractice claim.
Podría optar a una indemnización
If you decide to pursue a medical malpractice claim against the doctor or hospital responsible for your spinal cord stimulator malpractice, you could be eligible to receive monetary compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. What could you recover? How much compensation could you be eligible to receive? Although every medical malpractice claim is different, claimants could be eligible to receive some of the following categories of compensation:
- Gastos médicos (incluidos los gastos médicos pasados y futuros)
- Pérdida de ingresos (incluida la pérdida de ingresos pasada y prevista)
- Dolor y sufrimiento
- Pérdida de consorcio
- Daños punitivos
- Gastos jurídicos
The specific type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive depends strictly on the details surrounding your claim. Because of this, claimants should seek legal assistance immediately to learn more about the value of their claim and the compensation that they could receive. At our firm, our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to recover the compensation that you and your family deserve. Whether our lawyers have to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to trial to reach a verdict, you can trust that our lawyers will not rest until you and your family are rightfully compensated.
Para obtener más información sobre lo que podría recuperar si su demanda por negligencia médica prospera, póngase en contacto con los expertos de nuestro bufete hoy mismo.
La estimulación de la médula espinal es la forma más tecnológica de aliviar el dolor. Cambia la forma de percibir el dolor al proporcionar al cerebro una retroalimentación que disminuye el dolor. Existe un procedimiento "de prueba" en el que se insertan cables estimuladores temporales para que pueda comprobar durante unos días si este procedimiento le aliviará el dolor. Vea el vídeo siguiente. Si le ayuda >50% de su dolor y desea tener este alivio de forma permanente , el siguiente paso es la implantación quirúrgica del estimulador "permanente". El segundo vídeo a continuación.
There are 4 Spinal Stimulator manufacturers available currently in the USA. All have their Pro’s and Con’s. It would be most appropriate to research as much as you can using the information you can read ahead of time, then discuss with our doctors which one would be appropriate for your painful condition and your unique needs. Here are links to each manufacturer for further information:
¿Cuánto tiempo tiene para demandar?
Your medical malpractice claim is subject to a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations determines the total length of time that claimants have to file their claims. If claimants fail to file their claims within the time that is allowed by the statute of limitations, they could lose their right to sue for the harm resulting from the incident. To ensure that you preserve your right to sue, you must have a thorough understanding of the total length of time that you have to file your claim. In the state of California, medical malpractice claims are subject to the following deadlines:
- Tres años a partir de la fecha de la lesión
- Un año después del descubrimiento del daño (porque el daño no siempre es evidente inmediatamente)
Exceptions to the statute of limitations could apply – which could pause the deadline. For example, exceptions could apply based on the victim’s age (if the victim is a child), in cases of fraud or concealment (that is, covering up the mistake), or if a surgical tool was left behind after an incident. To ensure that you have a thorough understanding of the total length of time that you have to pursue your spinal cord stimulator malpractice claim, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.
¿Qué debe hacer?
Si usted o un miembro de su familia sufrieron parálisis como consecuencia de una negligencia durante un procedimiento de estimulación de la médula espinal, es posible que tenga motivos para presentar una demanda: debe hacer una serie de cosas para prepararse para presentar una demanda contra el médico o el hospital responsables. Tenga en cuenta algunas de las recomendaciones que se enumeran a continuación:
- Lleve un registro de todos sus síntomas
- Busque asistencia médica (si su médico hace caso omiso de sus preocupaciones, no tenga miedo de acudir a otros médicos).
- Presentar un informe ante la junta médica local
- Reúna todos los historiales médicos relacionados con el incidente y cualquier atención adicional a la que se haya sometido.
- Reunir todos los registros de ingresos perdidos
- Busque asistencia jurídica lo antes posible
