Bard Retrievable IVC Filter May Lead To Perforation, Migration, Pulmonary Embolus
Bard Retrievable IVC Filter Injuries. Retrievable IVC Filters, including the C.R. Bard's (unit of Johnson & Johnson) Recovery IVC Filter and C.R. Bard's G2 IVC Filter System, have reportedly been fracturing and migrating inside of patients' bodies, leading to serious injuries, including perforation of the interior vena cava … [Read more...] about Bard Retrievable IVC Filter May Lead To Perforation, Migration, Pulmonary Embolus
Failed Retrieval of Optional Inferior Vena Cava Filters
Concerns for Inferior Vena Cava Filters Retrievals. A retrievable inferior vena cava filter (IVC) is a small, metal device made to stop a blood clot from traveling to the lungs. The device resembles a metal cage and is surgically inserted into a patient’s inferior vena cava, which is the vein that takes blood back to the heart and … [Read more...] about Failed Retrieval of Optional Inferior Vena Cava Filters
