{"id":2555,"date":"2016-04-11T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:10:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:10:33","slug":"bair-hugger-blankets-caused-serious-infections-injuries-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/bair-hugger-blankets-caused-serious-infections-injuries-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Bair Hugger Blankets Have Caused Serious Infections and Injuries to Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kreisman Law Offices is reviewing and handling lawsuits on behalf of patients who have suffered infections following knee, hip or other joint replacement surgeries. The lawsuits currently in place allege that 3M\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/solutions.3m.com\/wps\/portal\/3M\/en_EU\/Healthcare-Europe\/EU-Home\/Products\/InfectionPrevention\/Patient_Warming\/Bair_Hugger_Therapy\/Blankets\/\">Bair Hugger<\/a> warming blanket, which is widely used in hospitals across the country, are the cause of devastating injuries related to infection. Surgical patients exposed to the use of the Bair Hugger blanket have been known to be contaminated by the air in operating rooms that many times causes infections leading to sepsis and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/mrsa\/basics\/definition\/con-20024479\">MRSA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the pending lawsuits have named Arizant Healthcare and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3m.com\">3M Company<\/a>, charging the companies that the Bair Hugger warming blankets have manufactured, designed and distributed are defective and cause severe and debilitating infections. It has been alleged in the lawsuits that the manufacturers and distributors have known about the infection risks for more than 6 years and have chosen not to warn hospitals, doctors and patients about the dangers.<\/p>\n<p>The 3M Bair Hugger is a warming blanket that uses forced air designed to keep the patient\u2019s body temperature at a normal range. It is used principally during hip and knee replacement surgeries. The Bair Hugger device forces warm air through a hose into a special blanket that is draped over the patient in the surgical suite.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/bair-hugger-blankets-caused-serious-infections-injuries-patients\/#more-2555\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kreisman Law Offices is reviewing and handling lawsuits on behalf of patients who have suffered infections following knee, hip or other joint replacement surgeries. The lawsuits currently in place allege that 3M\u2019s Bair Hugger warming blanket, which is widely used in hospitals across the country, are the cause of devastating injuries related to infection. 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