IVC filter - All You Need to Know

Over the past several years, many lawsuits have been filed against both Cook Medical and C.R Bard in regard to the defective IVC filters manufactured. IVC filter is a small device that can help prevent a pulmonary embolism by trapping blood clots before it can reach the lungs.


Different IVC filter models have been available for use in the USA over the past decade but have been found how some of them notably led to more dangerous side effects and complications while in use.

The victims of ivc filter complications might face the following symptoms and should contact the physician right away:

•    Sudden difficulty breathing
•    Sudden fever and/or weakness (these are signs of an infection)
•    Sudden leg or chest pain
•    Heart Attack
•    Hemorrhage
•    Severe and Persistent Pain
•    Pain at the filter implant site
•    Abdominal Pain
•    Crippling Back Pain
•    Nausea

Patients who used retrievable filters manufactured by the following companies complained about the side effects:

•    R. Bard
•    Cook
•    Cordis
•    Argon

In May 2014, the FDA issued an official safety communication warning the patients about the risks of the IVC filter implant. The main ivc filter complications include but not limited to:

•    Blood clot filter migration
•    Filter fracture
•    Embolization (movement of the entire IVC filter or some fragments of it to the heart or lungs)
•    Perforation of the IVC
•    Difficulty removing the filter

IVC filter lawsuits are arguing on the grounds that the manufacturers:

•    failed to warn patients and physicians about the possible risks of the filter
•    were careless in the design, manufacture and manage of the IVC filter device
•    potentially marketed a medical device illegally after possibly forging the FDA application
•    failed to recall the device off the market even when research showed safety concerns with the device

Did you know you might be eligible for financial compensation? Speak with the team of ivcfiltersettlements.us to find out about the IVC filter litigation. Visit ivcfiltersettlements.us or dial 1 (855) 802-9471 to know about the complications and what can be done to claim the damage awards.

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