What Companies Are Involved in the Spinal Cord Stimulator Claims?

Spinal cord stimulator devices are a common pain treatment. However, their use doesn’t come without device risks. More than 80,000 FDA spinal cord stimulator adverse event reports have been made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over SCS injuries and side effects. The FDA has also issued several SCS recalls. 

Multiple medical companies make spinal cord stimulators, also called neuromodulation devices. SCS medical device litigation includes the following manufacturers.

Abbott spinal cord stimulator lawsuit

In January 2017, Abbott announced its purchase of St. Jude Medical. Because of this acquisition, Abbott spinal cord stimulator lawsuits name Abbott Laboratories but address Abbott and St. Jude Medical SCS claims.

In September 2023, the FDA issued a Class I recall (the most serious type of recall) for several of Abbott’s spinal cord stimulators. It included multiple models of the company’s Proclaim™ Plus, Proclaim™ XR and Infinity™ devices. The recall was prompted by neuromodulation device defect claims. Patients reported that the devices were getting stuck in MRI mode, which disables therapy. 

In October 2025, Abbott issued a Class II recall for its Eterna™ SCS. This recall was over problems with the device’s Bluetooth connection, which could leave patients unable to control the stimulator. In some cases, this issue leads to the need for device replacement surgery.

These recalled device models, as well as Abbott’s Prodigy MRI™ system, are named in chronic pain device failure claims.

Medtronic spinal cord stimulator lawsuit

Medtronic spinal cord stimulator lawsuits name the company’s Intellis™, Vanta™, and Inceptiv™ devices. Claims involving these stimulators address hardware failures that have left patients without pain management. As a result, some patients have had to have devices removed and replaced. These problems have led to multiple FDA recalls of devices and their parts.

Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuit

Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator lawsuits involve the company’s Precision™, Montage™ and WaveWriter™ models. The devices have been named in FDA adverse event reports and FDA recalls. Boston Scientific spinal cord stimulator recalls have focused on battery problems and lead fractures.

Battery failure can result in insufficient pain management. Patients may need surgery to replace the battery or device. When leads fracture, pieces can migrate. Migrating leads can cause epidural hemorrhage (brain bleeds) and cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Both can cause nerve damage, including paralysis.

Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuit

In April 2025, Globus Medical completed its acquisition of Nevro Corp. Nevro spinal cord stimulator lawsuits mention both companies. Claims against Nevro involve its Senza Omnia™ spinal cord stimulation systems.

Nevro Senza product liability cases allege that the company’s devices are defective and cause injuries. Patients have reported several adverse events after using Nevro stimulators: 

• Epidural hemorrhage
• Paralysis
• Pain at the implant site
• Infection

Spinal cord stimulator lawsuits address medical device manufacturer liability. Identifying who made an SCS is the first step in investigating a case. Every company involved in the spinal cord stimulator claims has different devices. Each has its own manufacturing processes, components, regulatory history and warnings.

Additionally, identifying the manufacturer and device can help determine if there have been adverse event reports, recalls, injury concerns or other allegations involving the maker or a specific SCS system.

To find out who made your spinal cord stimulator, check your surgical or hospital records or patient identification card. You may ask the physician who implanted the device. You can also check your SCS’s handheld controller or charger to find the device model or serial number. 

Use your device information to check for adverse event reports and recall notices from the manufacturer or the FDA. Defective spinal cord stimulator claims involve Abbott, Medtronic, Boston Global and Nevro. 

Note that older Abbott devices may contain the name St. Jude Medical, which it acquired. The same is true for older Nevro devices, which may have the name of predecessor company Globus Medical. 

Some spinal cord stimulator claims filed in federal court have been combined into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) case: In re: Boston Scientific Corporation Spinal Cord Stimulator Products Liability Litigation, MDL 3181. Additionally, there is currently a petition to consolidate additional spinal cord stimulator cases against device manufacturers Abbott Laboratories and Nevro into MDL 3181. The SCS mass-tort lawsuit is still in its early stages. Cases are also being filed in state courts.

Motley Rice has also filed an SCS lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and continues to evaluate cases to file in state and federal courts across the country.

If you or someone you love suffered a stimulator injury, you may be eligible to seek epidural spinal stimulation injury compensation. Motley Rice spinal implant personal injury attorneys are reviewing new claims. 

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