27 Fatalities And Other Complications

Part one of the investigative series revealed that 27 individuals died from IVC filter problems in the last decade. In addition, there were 300 reports of other complications. The device in question, C.R. Bard’s Recovery filter, is implanted in the inferior vena cava vein to stop blood clots.

One of the thousands of people implanted with IVC filters, a 45-year-old woman named Dodi Froehlich, nearly died when a part of the IVC filter broke off and moved to her heart. She had the device implanted after a car accident that made her more susceptible to clotting, NBC reports. If this will lead to an unfortunate outcome, you can talk to Houston wrongful death lawyer if you have lost your loved one due to someone’s else negligence.

Another woman, 55-year-old Gloria Adams, died after a powerful blood clot propelled the entire spider-like IVC device to her heart. The filter was meant to protect her after a brain aneurysm.

One of the main components of the investigation is an attempt to find out if C.R. Bard knew about the device failures and health risks.

Hiding Study Results To Sell Products

Patients began to speak out about complications. Instead of issuing a recall, C.R. Bard hired a public relations firm for damage control. Simultaneously, the device manufacturer privately researched IVC filter complications.

The study showed that the IVC filter Recovery model was associated with a greater risk of fracture, migration and early death. C.R. Bard kept the results hidden and continued to sell thousands of rebranded filters, NBC reports.

Despite initial difficulties with FDA clearance and insufficient clinical trials, the company claims that the product meet federal safety standards. Representatives from C.R. Bard issued a statement that IVC filters offer “significant benefits to patients.”

Kay Fuller, a regulatory affairs specialist hired by Bard to help get FDA approval the second time around, noticed safety issues and reported them to the FDA. NBC investigators discovered that Fuller’s signature on the FDA application appears to be forged, which she confirmed in an interview with the news organization.

NBC reports that more than 20,000 people are implanted with IVC filters. Individuals who experienced complications may be entitled to a lawsuit.

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U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin said that it could take decades and cost millions of dollars in fees to try the more than 70,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed against seven pharmaceutical companies. Goodwin has urged the device makers and the claimants to work harder to resolve one of the biggest U.S. mass torts in history, but has vowed to send the suits to trial if need be.

Thousands of women have claimed the transvaginal mesh devices, which are used to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, have caused painful infections, bleeding and other complications.

Your Legal Help

Intensive court-supervised meetings between key defendants Boston Scientific Corp, C.R. Bard and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Inc. and lawyers for the women have led to no resolutions.

Bard, Ethicon and Boston Scientific have had the most claims filed against them, and have each been hit with multimillion dollar verdicts that have increased the pressure to settle. The companies, however, are standing behind their devices, denying all claims that they are defective. Lawyers for the three main companies are ready to prepare hundreds of additional cases for trial if need be.

Not all of the device makers are pushing for trials. American Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Endo International Plc, has already decided to settle, setting aside $1.6 billion to resolve 20,000 lawsuits. Danish company Coloplast A/S has also settled a sizeable amount of the nearly 2,000 mesh lawsuits brought against it.

If you or a loved one has suffered from infection, bleeding, or other side effects of a transvaginal mesh device, you may be able to seek medical compensation. Click here to receive a free case evaluation.

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