Tagged as: IVC Filters
NBC Nightly News Publishes Expose On IVC Filters
NBC investigators discovered 27 deaths and a number of injuries linked to IVC filters, in addition to manufacturers withholding crucial safety data and forging clearance signatures.
Lawsuit Filed For IVC Filter Lodged In Woman’s Back
A St. Louis woman began to experience chronic back pain, but she couldn't find the source. Doctors traced it to a piece of the Bard G2 filter system that had been implanted in her body, broke off and traveled to her back.On Nov. 24, 2015, she filed a ...
JAMA Study Finds Difficulties Removing IVC Filters
Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are marketed as a temporary treatment for pulmonary embolism.The medical device, meant to be removed when a patient's risk has subsided, is an attempt to avoid potential long-term problems caused by permanen...
FDA Is Currently Evaluating The Safety Of IVC Filters
An inferior vena cava filter, also known as an IVC filter, is a medical device implanted into an essential vein that carries blood to the heart. The devices are used to prevent life-threatening blood clots from traveling through the body and blocking the ...