Lawsuits are being filed on behalf of patients who suffered serious infections after hip or knee surgery due to a defective surgical blanket. Learn more.
Lawsuits are being filed across the U.S. on behalf of patients who suffered serious infections after a knee, hip or other joint replacement surgery.
The lawsuits allege the 3M Bair Hugger warming blanket – used in hospitals across the country – exposed patients to contaminated air from the operating room, causing MRSA, sepsis and other serious infections.
The 3M Bair Hugger is a forced air warming blanket that helps maintain patients’ normal body temperatures during hip and knee replacement surgeries. The system works by forcing warm air through a hose into a special blanket that is draped over the patient.
The Bair Hugger is produced by 3M and is used in 80 percent of hospitals in the United States. More than 165 million patients have been exposed to this device since its invention in the late 1990s.
Langdon & Emison represents clients across the country who have experienced post-surgical infections due to the Bair Hugger warming blanket. Our attorneys will review your case at no cost or obligation to you.
Contact Langdon & Emison at 800-397-4910 or visit https://www.langdonemison.com/3m-bair-hugger-warming-blanket-practice-area.
