Device Migration: A Look At A Side Effect Mentioned In IVC Filter Lawsuit Filings

June 13, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com reports on a commonly cited side effect in patients using inferior vena caval (IVC) filters. Device migration, according to the National Library of Medicine, occurs when the device moves from its original deployed position to another part of the IVC. It can move to areas including heart valves, right ventricle or pulmonary outflow tract and, in those cases, may require surgery for removal.

IVC filters are small, metal devices designed 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, the vein that takes blood back to the heart and lungs. The devices are typically used to help people recovering from accidents or surgeries and are given to individuals who are unable to take anticoagulants. The device was introduced in 1979, and its use increased continuously through the years. By 2012, doctors inserted approximately 259,000 filters in patients.

Since then, a number of complications have been associated with the devices, which are manufactured by companies including Cook Medical and C.R. Bard. Other than device migration, adverse events have included filter perforation, filter fracture and detached device components which can cause serious health problems for patients.

A number of patients who have claimed to suffer from such complications have filed legal claims against manufacturers for poor design, manufacturing and failing to warn of risks. 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. Those cases against Cook Medical have been combined to an MDL in the Southern District of Indiana.

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 by calling (888)-997-3792.

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