3M Bair Hugger Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery Infection National Class Action

3M Bair Hugger Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery Infection National Class Action

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ON Jun 21, 2016 [en]

Statement of Claim

3M Bair Hugger Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery Infection Lawsuits in Canada.

** Notice to Canadian orthopedic implant surgery patients **

• Have you had a hip or knee replacement surgery that resulted in infection in the last 5 years?

• Forced air warmer blankets like the 3M Bair Hugger increase the risk that joint replacement patients will experience infections, including MRSA, sepsis and deep joint infections.

CONSUMER LAW GROUP has launched a Canada-wide class action lawsuit against 3M and Arizant Healthcare with respect to orthopedic surgical patients who developed serious infections following hip or knee replacement surgery with the use of the Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming device (“Bair Hugger FAW”).

The Bair Hugger FAW consists of a portable heater/blower connected by a flexible hose to a disposable blanket that is positioned over (or under) surgical patients. The system warms patients during surgery by blowing hot air on a patients’ exposed skin. The Bair Hugger FAW device blankets and gowns were used in over 22 million surgeries last year alone.

The Canadian class action lawsuit is based on claims that