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Explant surgery is exactly what these cases are about. See if yours qualifies before the records scatter.
ACTIVE LITIGATION — NO SETTLEMENT. MDL 3181 underway · deadlines vary by state.
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Roughly 1 in 10 spinal cord stimulators is surgically removed — published explant rates run 4% at one year and 11.9% at three, and a 2026 meta-analysis found 44.7% of implanted patients explanted or failing at three years. If you’re headed toward removal, you’re not an outlier; you’re a statistic the manufacturers know well. Here’s the medical picture, the money picture, and the legal one.
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A few quick questions about your spinal cord stimulator, the problems you experienced, and any revision or removal surgery. This is the initial intake screening, not a full case review. Most people finish in about two minutes.
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The surgery, honestly
Percutaneous-lead systems usually come out through a modest procedure; paddle leads require more involved surgery, and long-implanted systems can be complicated by scar-tissue encapsulation — some patients are told removal is riskier than leaving dead hardware in place. Recovery is typically days to weeks, and the community’s most common post-explant sentiment is relief.
Who pays
Insurance — including Medicare — generally covers medically necessary explant: documented malfunction, infection, or intractable pain at the site. Denials happen; document medical necessity with your physician and appeal. And explant costs are among the damages claimed in the current litigation.
Before surgery: the three evidence rules
1. Ask the hospital, in writing, to preserve the explanted device. In litigation, the device itself is the single best piece of evidence — and hospitals routinely discard hardware unless asked. 2. Get pre-op imaging copies (lead position) and the operative report afterward. 3. Photograph the device ID card and, if offered, the removed hardware.
Removal and your legal claim
An explant made necessary by device failure is the clearest qualifying event in the spinal cord stimulator litigation (Boston Scientific cases consolidated in MDL 3181; Abbott and Nevro decisions expected fall 2026). It is objective, documented, and dated — and that date also matters for your filing deadline, which in some states is as short as one year from when you connected the device to your injuries. Already explanted years ago, device long gone? You may still qualify — records substitute for hardware; don’t self-disqualify.
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Matthew T. Marin, J.D. — Admitted in Rhode Island, South Carolina, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Stefanie A. Murphy, J.D. — Admitted in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources (3)
- J Pain Research (2025), systematic review of SCS explantation.
- Neuromodulation (2026), 38-study meta-analysis (44.7% explanted or failing at 3 years).
- U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., Dkt. 2:26-ml-03181 (MDL 3181).
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