The Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System warms and cools circulating blood and organs during open-heart surgery. Maintaining optimal temperature is critical during surgery and improves the patient’s outcome. To achieve this, tanks within the system distribute temperature-controlled water to heat exchangers or blankets to warm or cool the patient. Health officials recently discovered that patients utilizing the Sorin Stockert 3T System during surgery may have contracted a potentially life-threatening Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infection. LivaNova PLC, the manufacturer of the Sorin Stockert 3T System, failed to provide a system that could maintain a sterile environment during surgery.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has identified an association between surgery using the Sorin Stockert 3T System and nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. NMI infections can be slow growing and symptoms take time to develop. As a result, the diagnosis of an NMI infection is often missed or delayed. Learn more about the risks associated with the Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System here.
We are currently accepting potential claims against the makers of Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System by open-heart surgery patients diagnosed with a nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection. If you or a loved one have been injured due to the use of the Sorin Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System we would like to speak with you. Please call us toll-free at 1-888-276-3030 1-888-276-3030 or send us your contact information and we will respond promptly.