An Overview of IVC Filter Types As Lawsuit Numbers Continue To Grow

June 13, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com reports on the different types of IVC (Inferior Vena Cava) filters available to patients who are unable to use an anticoagulant drug. According to Northwestern Medicine, there are two types of filters available to patients who may be treated with them. Permanent filters may be placed in patients with a permanent complication to anticoagulant drugs, the site says. For those patients who have only a temporary risk of venous thromboembolism retrievable filters are available and can be removed once the risk has decreased.

A number of patients have claimed to suffer from serious complications after having the devices implanted. Those complications have included device migration, filter fracture, embolization (movement of the entire filter or fracture fragments to the heart or lungs), perforation of the IVC, and difficulty removing the device. Some patients claim the devices may cause them medical complications in the future, due to the fact that they are unable to be removed from their body.

Many individuals have filed lawsuits against manufacturers such as C.R. Bard and Cook Medical for poor design, manufacturing and failing to warn of serious risks associated with the use of the device. Cases against Cook Medical have been combined to an MDL (number 2570) in the Southern District of Indiana. Lawsuits against Bard were first filed in 2012 in California and Pennsylvania state courts and were combined into a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Panel in the U.S. District Court of Arizona in 2015.

Attorneys at Banville Law have years of experience fighting large pharmaceutical companies in pursuit of justice for victims. The firm is currently offering free consultations to those who believe they have been negatively affected by the use of an IVC filter. Qualifying individuals may be entitled to significant legal action and substantial financial compensation.

For more information on IVC filters, to ask questions or to schedule a consultation, contact an attorney at Banville Law at any time by calling (888)-997-3792.

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