Lawyers are available for all kinds of cases, from property damage to the more in-depth cases dealing with human lives. Lawyers try their best to get compensation when a person has been wronged or subjected to equipment that doesn’t work right. Shiley Tracheosoft develops tracheotomy tubes for individuals on ventilators, bedridden patients, or those who use a tracheotomy tube to breathe. If you or a loved one has had problems with Shiley Tracheosoft products, you are entitled to compensation.

In 2004, Shiley Tracheosoft had to recall a variety of tracheotomy tubes due to death. Initially, two deaths prompted the recall, and there are now 17 reports of similar cases. The Shiley Tracheosoft tracheotomy tubes were recalled because they were breaking apart in the patients’ necks. A tracheotomy tube is designed to help the patient breathe; without the tube they can suffocate. Shiley Tracheosoft tubes would break apart in the neck and cause a blockage so the patient was unable to breathe.

The recall was mostly for a version of tracheotomy tube that lasts longer. Most tracheotomy tubes need to be replaced once a month, but some patients who are not bedridden or hospitalized prefer a longer-lasting tracheotomy tube to reduce visits to the doctor. A huge concern for these Shiley Tracheosoft tubes is the 73,000 shipped during the fours years prior to the report to hospitals, and the patients who are not bedridden or hospitalized have taken these disposable tubes home and may still be storing their extra tubes.

While a recall has gone out and all patients should have been notified, this does not excuse the deaths or the reports of patients suffering from a blocked airway. Those who have been hospitalized or are bedridden have immediate help, but those who are unable to move around and leave the house may have been in a place were immediate help was not possible.

If you or a loved one has suffered complications or death due to the Shiley Tracheosoft products you may be eligible for compensation from the company. To find out if you qualify, speak with a lawyer about your case. The lawyer will want to look over the medical records of the patient to ascertain the importance of the case and just how he or she can help you. No one should have to suffer from faulty equipment, especially when it is for a life-threatening problem.

Tracheotomies enable a person to live by breathing from his or her neck. If people have had lung damage as a result of smoking, cancer, or other accidents, they need to be assured the equipment they have will keep them breathing. Shiley Tracheosoft tracheotomy tubes have been recalled because of defective tubing that breaks down in the neck, which has caused death. Even if a loved one has not died from the Shiley Tracheosoft product, but has suffered neurological damage because of the blocked airway, you may be eligible for compensation.

If you have not received a notice regarding this recall, please seek a physician’s attention to get your tracheotomy tubes replaced. You should also seek a to lawyer determine if you have a case.

Another model of tracheotomy tube by Shiley Tracheosoft is the extended length tracheotomy tube. This tube extends further into your body, where the product has been known to break down even more in your lung, causing an airway obstruction.

Whether you have the extended length model or the other variety models that were recalled, you need to speak with a lawyer regarding your claim and possible recompense. A patient seeking help from a physician wants to be assured the products he or she has to use for the rest of his or her life is safe. If you have yet to report a claim or speak with a lawyer, please don’t hesitate any more, because you and your family have a right to due process when regarding the death or injury of a loved one.