New Meridian IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed
IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Against Device Maker. A Virginia woman just filed a lawsuit, joining over 1,000 other plaintiffs in IVC filter litigation brought against device maker C.R. Bard. The woman alleges she experienced complications with the C.R. Bard Meridian IVC filter. The woman was implanted with the Meridian IVC filter in … [Read more...] about New Meridian IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed
Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Failure of Rex Medical Option IVC Filter
The family of a now-deceased Florida man has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania over the alleged failure of the Rex Medical Option Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter device. The lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania. In September 2014, the man was implanted with Rex Medical’s Option IVC filter. The implantation surgery was conducted to … [Read more...] about Lawsuit Filed Over Alleged Failure of Rex Medical Option IVC Filter
No Settlement Reached in IVC Filter MDL Conference
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated Cook IVC filter lawsuits, in October 2014, into the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Over 500 plaintiffs have joined the litigation, all alleging to have been injured by Cook Celect and Gunther Tulip IVC filters. A settlement … [Read more...] about No Settlement Reached in IVC Filter MDL Conference
Health Canada Warns of Complications with IVC Filters
Health Canada has issued a safety alert regarding the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which are used to stop blood clots from reaching the heart or lungs. The regulators warned that patients receiving IVC filters have reported serious complications, including: caval perforation, caval thrombosis, filter fracture and fragment … [Read more...] about Health Canada Warns of Complications with IVC Filters
IVC Filter Lawsuits Rising
IVC Filter Lawsuits Moving Forward In Court. The inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a medical device intended to prevent pulmonary embolism. The filter is a small, cage-like device that is implanted in the largest blood vessel in the body, the IVC. The filter is implanted just below the kidneys, and its purpose is to trap blood … [Read more...] about IVC Filter Lawsuits Rising
