St. Jude Spinal Cord Stimulator Warning Claim Advances

St. Jude Medical Inc. and related companies must face a woman’s claim that their failure to warn about the risks of a spinal cord stimulator caused her severe pain, a federal court in Delaware said.

Kathleen Freed adequately pleaded a link between St. Jude’s alleged failure to report adverse device events, and her injuries, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware said.

Freed received a Protégé 16-Channel IPG Spinal Cord Stimulator in 2014 to relieve chronic lower back pain.

The device began giving off electrical shocks, causing extreme discomfort, Freed said. She had the device removed but continues ...