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Some of the most trapped patients in this litigation are the ones whose devices failed and can’t come out: told the leads are “too encapsulated” in scar tissue, that removal risks outweigh benefits, or simply unable to find a surgeon willing to touch another practice’s hardware. Some live with dead batteries in their bodies for years. If that’s you, three things are worth knowing.
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1. Second opinions genuinely differ here
Explant experience varies enormously between surgeons. Neurosurgeons at academic centers remove encapsulated systems that community practices decline — laminectomy-assisted lead removal is an established, if bigger, procedure. “Can’t be removed” often means “I won’t remove it.” One academic-center consult, with your imaging, is usually worth it — and either answer helps you: removal solves the problem; a documented “removal contraindicated” opinion proves it.
2. A permanent, failed implant is itself a harm
An MRI-limiting dead device you can never remove means a lifetime of imaging restrictions, pocket discomfort, and the knowledge that it’s simply stuck there. In litigation terms, permanence isn’t a weakness in your case — irremovability is an aggravating injury, and plaintiffs are pleading it. You don’t need an explant to qualify; you need documentation of failure and its consequences.
3. Build the record without the surgery
Get the “too encapsulated” or “not a removal candidate” opinion in writing in your chart · keep imaging showing retained hardware · document every MRI denial caused by the device, dated · if the battery is dead and abandoned in place, have that noted explicitly.
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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
Is it dangerous to leave a dead stimulator in my body?
No surgeon in my area will remove it. Now what?
Can I still join the litigation without an explant?
How can I find out which company manufactured my stimulator?
Does scar tissue encapsulation count as a separate device problem?
Sources (2)
- Published explant literature (encapsulation and laminectomy-assisted removal).
- U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., Dkt. 2:26-ml-03181 (MDL 3181).
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