Tag: ivc filter
New York Man Files G2® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A lawsuit has been filed by a man who was injured by a vascular blood clot filter that is estimated to break in 38% of patients within 5 years.
Florida Man Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit
Thousands of people have been injured by "short-term" IVC filters that caused severe side effects. Studies show nearly all Celect® IVC filters puncture through the vein within a few months of being implanted.
Ohio Woman Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A woman from Ohio is one of over 2,500 people who filed lawsuits over serious injuries from intravenous blood clot filters. Studies of the Celect® show that 80% puncture through the vein within 90 days.
California Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit
With around 1,500 lawsuits now filed, a recent study of the Cook Celect® IVC filter blamed its "unprotected" needle-like metal legs for an extremely high risk of vein perforations in the first 90 days.
Mississippi Man Files Celect® IVC Filter Lawsuit
Studies show that nearly all patients who are implanted with Cook Medical's Celect IVC filter eventually develop complications. One of the most common and serious problems is the filter's needle-like wire legs penetrating through the vein and into nearby organs.
IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed by New York Woman
The lawsuit was filed by Barbara P., a woman who was implanted with the C.R. Bard Eclipse® Vena Cava Filter on September 20, 2011 at a hospital in New York. Eclipse is a 4th-generation inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. It...
Illinois Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit
Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries have been linked retrievable inferior vena cava filters. Over 2,500 lawsuits have been centralized in Arizona against C.R. Bard and in Illinois against Cook Medical.
Ohio Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit
C.R. Bard advertises IVC filters as life-saving devices, but nearly 1,500 lawsuits have been filed by people who say the filters pose unreasonable safety risks, especially when they are not removed.
Pennsylvania Woman Files Intravenous Filter Lawsuit
Recovery is a "retrievable" vena cava filter that studies have associated with a 38% 5.5-year risk of fracturing. Over 300 injuries and at least 27 deaths have been reported. After less than 3 years on the market, Recovery was removed...
Study: IVC Filters Do Not Help Trauma Patients Survive
The assumption that IVC filters help save lives is directly contradicted by a study finding no difference in survival rates for trauma patients. Hospitals also routinely implant "temporary" blood clot filters in trauma patients, but rarely remove them.