Cold Therapy Nerve Injury and Cryo Therapy Skin Damage Claim Attorneys

Accepting New Ice Machine Claims Nationwide

The lawyers at our law firm have begun accepting cases nationwide associated with skin damage and nerve damage as a result of the use of defective cold therapy devices.  Cold therapy devices are essentially a small ice cooler which a patient can fill with ice and water, and use to chill an area of the body.  Inside the cooler a small motor circulates the extremely chilled water through a thin plastic bladder that is placed on a patient’s body.  The circulated ice water super chills the desired area of the body, usually the feet, knees, or shoulders, and can have disastrous consequences due to the defective nature of this product.   Manufacturers of this device include Breg Polar Care®, Donjoy Iceman® and EB Ice®.

Why Ice Machines are Defective

Some of these cold therapy devices are defective products; their super cooling abilities can cause serious freeze injuries to both the skin and nerves of the area where the product is used.  The devices are defective because there is no regulation of the temperature on how cold the device will make the patient’s skin.  There is also very little instruction or warning that is provided with the device as to how long a patient can super chill the area of the body without a frostbite type injury.  These devices are particularly dangerous, as once an area of a patient’s body is super-chilled, the patient is unable to feel the frostbite injury occurring, which can lead to even greater injury.

Known Injuries

The types of injury resulting from these cryotherapy or cold therapy devices are very similar to Frostbite.  Frostbite occurs when these devices cause freezing of the affected area and it is considered the most serious of cold related injuries.  This injury can cause problems with decreased blood flow and heat delivery to body tissues resulting in disastrous ice formation.  These skin injuries can be classified as either superficial or deep depending on the depth of injury and length of cold exposure.  These injuries can involve the skin and subcutaneous tissues, while more serious injuries extend beyond the subcutaneous tissues and involve the nerves and even bone.  These injuries can cause permanent nerve damage and chronic pain, although fortunately are rarely life threatening.

Contact our Law Firm

If you or someone you know has suffered these types of injuries from this Ice cooler device and would like to learn more about your rights, contact us immediately at (877)-494-9949, visit our cold therapy lawsuit FAQ, live chat,  or email us today to speak with a nationwide product liability attorney to learn more about your rights and options.