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• Boston Scientific SCS Lawsuit Filed Over Problems With WaveWriter Alpha System

  February 16, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Both federal regulators and the manufacturer face a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuit from a Mississippi man who had to have the implant removed due to lead migration.

• Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit

  February 6, 2026

  Russell Maas

  Spinal cord stimulator lawsuits allege that implanted pain devices made by Medtronic, Abbott, Boston Scientific, and Nevro malfunctioned or migrated, causing nerve damage and the need for revision or removal surgery.

• Lawsuit Claims Spinal Cord Stimulator Battery Problems Resulted in Removal of Boston Scientific Device

  February 2, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Florida man has filed a lawsuit alleging that battery-related malfunctions in a Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator caused severe pain and shocking sensations, which required repeated reprogramming attempts that failed, requiring permanent removal.

• Abbott Eterna Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Filed Over Lead Migration, Device Malfunction

  January 26, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A spinal cord stimulator lawsuit claims an Abbott Eterna device failed after only two months due to lead migration.

• Boston Scientific Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Claims Lead and Battery Problems Led to Multiple Revision Surgeries

  October 22, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Boston Scientific and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are facing a lawsuit over an allegedly defective spinal cord stimulator, which claims both the manufacturer and the agency failed to ensure that newer versions of the implant were properly tested for safety and effectiveness.

• Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Alleges Device Worsened Pain

  April 30, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators accepted hundreds of changes to a Medtronic SCS device without reexamining it for premarket approval, which eventually led a Kentucky woman to experience multiple injuries.

• FDA Tells Doctors To Conduct Trial Stimulation Test Before Using Spinal Cord Stimulators

  September 4, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is advising doctors to have patients go through a trial period before permanently implanting a spinal cord stimulator for pain management.