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• Abbott Proclaim SCS Lawsuit Alleges Stimulator Lead Migration Resulted in Multiple Surgeries

  March 24, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  Abbott Laboratories faces a lawsuit from a North Carolina woman who says sales representatives repeatedly tried to reprogram a spinal cord stimulator that had already failed due to other problems.

• Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Alleges Defects Caused Lead Migration, Electric Shocks

  March 10, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An Abbott spinal cord stimulator lawsuit filed by three women says the product was defectively designed, inappropriately approved by the FDA, and left them with severe injuries, worsening pain and the need for removal surgery.

• Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Filed Over Unnecessary Shocking Sensations

  February 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  An Illinois man alleges he was implanted with a defectively designed Medtronic spinal cord stimulator that was later adjusted by company sales representatives who were not medically trained.

• New Ban on Controversial Use of Electrical Stimulation Devices Proposed by FDA

  March 27, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is making a second attempt to ban electrical stimulation devices used at a Massachusetts treatment center on patients prone to aggressive behavior and self-harm, saying they present too high a risk of physical injury and mental trauma.