Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Stryker Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2012No. 11-5335PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTON, Circuit Judge.
Stryker Corporation and its sales affiliate, Stryker Sales Corporation (together, “Stryker”), make and sell a pain pump, which a doctor prescribed for Andrew Rodriguez after his shoulder surgery. When the pump allegedly damaged the cartilage in Rodriguez’s shoulder, he sued the companies, seeking recovery for the injury. The district court granted summary judgment to Stryker. We affirm.
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In November 2004, Rodriguez had arthroscopic surgery to treat pain and instability in his shoulder joint. Dr. John Kuhn performed the operation, and at the end of the procedure he…
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