Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Lawsuits Allege The Forced-Air Blankets Used During Hip And Knee Surgery Places Patients At Risk For Deep Joint Infections.
"Since these cases will be the first to go to trial, our firm plans to watch these trials closely to see how the juries respond to the evidence presented," says Dr. François Blaudeau, founder of Southern Med Law, who is also a practicing attorney and a physician.
Dr. Blaudeau and Southern Med Law's attorneys represent numerous clients in surgical infection lawsuits. The firm continues to offer free, no-obligation Bair Hugger Lawsuit legal consultations to men and women who believe they have developed infections from the 3M Bair Hugger warming blanket. If you believe you have suffered an infection from a Bair Hugger warming blanket, please contact Southern Med Law for a free Bair Hugger warming blanket lawsuit evaluation by calling 205-547-5525 or visit www.southernmedlaw.com and fill out the online contact form.
3M says that the Bair Hugger warming system is used by over 80 percent of U.S. hospitals to keep patients warm before, during, and after surgery. Bair Hugger's warming system draws in filtered air from the operating room, passes it through an internal filter, and warms that air to a selected temperature, according to 3M's promotional literature. The warmed air flows to a single-use Bair Hugger blanket through an enclosed hose, and then gently disperses across the surface of a patient's skin.
3M says that its Bair Hugger warming device does not cause infection but benefits patients by maintaining normal body temperature during surgery, which reduces surgical bleeding, decreases post-operative heart attack, shortens recovery times, and reduces the risk of infection.