Storz America Power Morcellator Lawsuit Claims Device Spread Potentially Deadly Uterine Cancer

January 15, 2016 – – Banville Law reports on a recent power morcellator lawsuit which was filed by a couple against morcellator manufacturer Storz America on the 15th of December, 2015. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, and allegations within it state that the power morcellator device used during the wife’s laparoscopic gynecological surgery prompted the spread of potentially deadly uterine sarcoma cells throughout her body.

In their complaint, the couple claims that manufacturer Storz America has recklessly neglected to warn consumers of the significant cancer risks associated with their medical tool. They also indicate that the company failed to inform doctors and medical facilities, as well as the general public that their tool may be capable of uncovering and spreading previously undiscovered cancer cells, and accelerating that cancer, significantly impacting the chances of survival for that patient.

The plaintiffs explain that the wife had undergone a laparoscopic hysterectomy to remove uterine tissue, which surgeons opted to use a power morcellator tool for. This procedure took place in December of 2014, just one year prior to the filing of their lawsuit. In this particular case, the power morcellator provided a minimally invasive option, as physicians noted they could work through 4 small incisions, allowing the wife a faster recovery time.

To complete this procedure, the tool is inserted into the lower abdomen through small incisions where it quickly whips blades in order to shred apart troublesome uterine tissue and uterine fibroid tissue. These small tissue pieces are then able to be removed from the body with suction which pulls them up a hollow tube on the front of the tool.

Plaintiffs involved in ever-increasing numbers of lawsuits against various brands of power morcellators all commonly allege that as the tool shreds apart the uterine or uterine fibroid tissue, it can uncover and disseminate previously undetected cancer cells, that the patients and doctors may be completely unaware of. This spreading then causes an acceleration of the cancer. Plaintiffs who have undergone these gynecological surgeries with power morcellation have also suddenly received serious and sometimes fatal cancer diagnoses post-surgery.

In this plaintiff’s case, as in many others, she had been told before the power morcellation procedure that physicians saw no evidence of cancer metastasis; however, quickly after the procedure had been completed, the woman was informed that she had developed cancer, which was spread throughout her uterus.

When uterine cancer cells are encapsulated within uterine tissue or uterine fibroids, they can be virtually impossible to detect prior to surgery. The U.S. FDA estimates that around 1 out of every 350 women who undergo these gynecological procedures via power morcellation may have uterine cancer cells inside of them which they are completely unaware of.

The attorneys at Banville Law are currently working to assist anyone who may have undergone laparoscopic power morcellation and who were later diagnosed with cancer. They want to help to ensure that these individuals are able to fully explore their legal rights in the matter. These women may be entitled to legal action and significant compensation. At this time, Banville Law is offering free morcellator consultations for those affected.

To request additional information, or to ask questions, contact the attorneys at Banville Law by calling (888) 997-3792.

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