IVC Filter Lawsuit Case Total Increases, As Northwestern Medicine Explores Various Available Devices

July 18, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com reports on the various types of IVC (Inferior Vena Cava) filters that are currently available to patients, who cannot take an anticoagulant drug. Northwestern Medicine indicated that there are two types of filters available to individuals who cannot use blood thinners and are at an increased risk for blood clots. Patients may select permanent filters when there is a permanent intolerance of anticoagulant drugs, however, for those with a temporary complication to anticoagulant drugs, there are retrievable filters available that can be removed after they’ve served their purpose.

Patients have publicly claimed that they have been afflicted with severe complications, as a result of their IVC filters, including filter fracture, device migration, and even difficulty removing the device. In some cases, patients have suffered from embolization, which is when the entire filter or broken pieces of the filter are relocated in the lungs or heart, at times puncturing vital organs. Patients also claim that the defunct devices may cause future health complications because migrated devices or filter fragments are likely unable to be removed from the body.

There have been a large number of IVC filter lawsuit cases filed against C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, which manufacture the devices, often times pointing out the devices alleged design flaws and lack of adequate warnings. A Multidistrict Litigation was consolidated against Cook Medical in the Southern District of Indiana (No. 2570). C.R. Bard has also seen hundreds of patients file lawsuits for similar allegations, and since, a multitude of cases has been consolidated into an MDL in Arizona (No. 2461), originally stemming from cases filed in 2012 in California, and Pennsylvania.

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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