Can it be fixed without full replacement?

[tomas1]

Where and who was your surgeon? Seems like they would honor their work.

When I read this post the first thing I thought of is that the splice from the pump to the reservoir wasn't done properly. That seems to be the weakest link on a pre-assembled implant.

[ready2go]

if the cost of another surgery is due to the implant failing . The manufacture should be responsible for all costs in my opinion . But with these implants, that's not the arrangement the parties involved have made . If the manufacture was held responsible, i think they would double down on quality, and have fewer malfunctions.

[JohnHC]

Also just a heads up, if your company uses a self funded or self pay insurance, it'll be managed by a insurance company but your company has full control over whether to pay a bill or not. While this gets costs down, it does screw you as a patient because if the insurance hoses you over, you can't seek help from your states insurance commissioner because by federal law they are exempt from state control. You have to go through the federal labor board.