Plaintiffs suing 3M and its Arizant Healthcare Inc. unit over infections allegedly caused by a surgical warming blanket got a boost when a federal judge cleared the way for trial.
More than 4,100 actions are pending in federal multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The first federal test trial could start in late April 2018.
Plaintiffs allege the Bair Hugger warming system, used to maintain patient temperature during procedures, caused deep joint infections that required intensive treatment.
The system consists of a portable heater/blower connected by a flexible hose to a disposable blanket that’s ...
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