The Tyco US surgical stapler has been found defective. By 2001, there were reports of 112 deaths and 2,180 injuries related to the Tyco US surgical stapler. If you or a loved one has suffered complicated surgery or death due to the use of the Tyco US surgical stapler, you may be eligible for compensation. Consult a lawyer to see if you can report a claim and receive compensation for the injuries resulting from this defective product.

The problems with the Tyco US surgical stapler are a failure to close the wound properly, failure to fire the staples, and getting stuck on the tissue. When there is a failure to fire staples or close the wound properly, infection can result due to leakage of fluid or blood. When the Tyco US surgical stapler gets stuck in the tissue, a surgeon may have to cut away the tissue to remove the stapler. This means that infection or other side effects may occur, such as longer recovery time or laparoscopic surgery.

In some instances where intestinal tissue had to be removed during the surgery because of the defective Tyco US surgical stapler, patients may have to have a colostomy. Colostomies result in the intestine being connected to an artificial opening where waste drains from the body into a bag.

There have already been 112 deaths associated with this device. If you or a loved one have suffered prolonged recovery, lost wages, or medical expenses due to the use of a defective Tyco US surgical stapler, please seek a lawyer to help you with your claim. You are entitled to compensation for the problems that have arisen due to inefficient products.

Recovery, depending on the surgery, can leave a person absent from work for several months, which a patient has already planned for; however, when instruments cause infections or colostomies, the recovery can be even longer. This can lead to problems with income.

The Tyco US surgical stapler is one product that has led to extended recovery times and additional surgical procedures on patients. If you or a loved one has suffered loss of wages, loss of job, or monetary difficulties as a result of the surgery, you should seek a lawyer to help you process your claim. You may be eligible for compensation from Tyco for the extra expenses you have incurred including the extra time in the hospital for recovery.

Infections, colostomies, and even death have occurred with the use of Tyco US surgical staplers because the product has not closed the wound correctly, failed to fire the staples, or required tissue removal to remove the stapler. If you have been impacted in any way with an infection that caused more surgeries, discomfort, or death of a loved one, please make sure to file a claim to report the problems. There have been patients out there with problems that have not reported their claims yet because they may not be aware of the recall or may not have been told of the issues regarding the Tyco US surgical stapler. The FDA is responsible to release information on the recalls of products, but sometimes patients miss this information, so the more reports and news applied to the defective Tyco US surgical stapler the more people can realize the problem that occurred. Tyco US surgical staplers have been recalled and improvements have been made, but this does not benefit those who have suffered from the use of the tool.