Tag: ivc filter
Florida Woman Files Option™ IVC Filter Lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who required open abdominal surgery to remove an Option IVC filter that tilted, got stuck in her vein, punctured her vena cava, fractured in several pieces, failed to catch blood clots, and/or...
Wisconsin Man Files Option™ Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit
A man who suffered three unsuccessful retrieval attempts has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of his "retrievable" IVC filter. He faces a lifetime risk of complications because it tilted and got stuck in his vein within 4 months.
California Man Files Option® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A man who suffered two pulmonary embolisms has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of an IVC filter that was advertised to prevent pulmonary embolisms. The filter also tilted, eroded into his vein, migrated, and it may have caused the...
Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit Filed by New Jersey Woman
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters are supposed to prevent blood clots, but they sometimes cause even more serious side effects. A lawsuit has been filed by a woman from New Jersey who suffered a vein perforation and blood clots in...
Alabama Man Files IVC Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit
A man from Alabama has filed a lawsuit after doctors were unable to remove his IVC filter because it developed blood clots — the same injury the filter was supposed to prevent after his weight-loss surgery.
Lawsuit Filed Over IVC Filter Retrieval Complications
A man from Greece has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of a blood clot filter for downplaying side effects, especially the challenges of removing filters when complications occur. He required two retrieval procedures after the filter tilted and became...
Defective IV Filter Lawsuit Filed in Florida
A lawsuit was filed by a man who has a short-term IVC filter in his body forever because it tilted and became embedded in his vein. He suffered three unsuccessful retrieval procedures.
IVC Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit Filed in New York
A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was injured when her Option™ IVC filter tilted, embedded itself, and punctured her kidney vein. The hook broke off in her body when doctors tried to pull it out.
Connecticut Woman Files IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit
A woman who was injured by an intravenous blood clot filter has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer for downplaying serious side effects.
Man Files Intravenous Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit
As the use of IVC filters declines, business is booming for doctors who remove them. Unfortunately, the longer a filter remains implanted, the higher the risk of deadly complications like blood clots in the legs.