Comprehensive Look at IVC Filter Lawsuits
The public first heard about perils linked with the IVC filters from an NBC News Report. It showed how a woman at high risk for blood clots received an IVC filter but soon doctors found how a piece of the said filter had broken off and pierced her heart. She underwent emergency surgery to remove the part of the metal from the body. Over a five-year period (from 2005-2010), the FDA received 921 adverse event reports concerning the defects of the IVC filters. In a 2010 risk communication, the FDA revealed that there were 328 complaints of device migration, 146 issues of detachment of device components, 70 reports of IVC perforation, and 56 cases of filter fracture. Soon in a subsequent report, the FDA concluded in certain patients, the risks of an IVC filter outweighs its potential advantages. What is an ivc filter? Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are implants inserter in the major vein of the human body transferring blood from the legs to the heart. They are des