IVC Filter Lawsuit Plaintiffs Question Efficacy Of Filters Following JAMA Publication

April 29, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com coments on claims made in recent lawsuits filed against various IVC filter brands. IVC filters are implanted in patients who are considered at risk for blood clot development but who cannot take traditional blood thinners. The filters are surgically implanted into the inferior vena cava vein of patients, and are intended to catch and hold blood clots until they dissipate, preventing them from traveling into the heart and lungs, where they could cause pulmonary embolism or other serious complications. Over the last 30 years, these filters have become much more heavily used. Reports indicate that in 1979, only 2,000 patients were implanted with the filters, but, by 2007, the filters had been implanted into 167,000 patients.

Recent lawsuits referencing the device as well as public safety communications issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have begun to bring new controversies to light concerning the use of IVC filters. Emerging medical research has also shown several possibly life-threatening risks connected to IVC filter use. Plaintiffs currently involved in lawsuits filed regarding the products allege that they are dangerous and defectively designed, and that the filters can dislodge from their original insertion points, break apart, and migrate within the body, perforating veins and blood vessels, and becoming lodged within internal organs or intestines, causing severe health concerns.

These allegations have prompted a number of patients to question whether the filters are ‘worth the risk’, and whether they are truly successful at preventing deep vein thrombosis as intended. Several study results have caused additional alarm by indicating that IVC filters may not actually present any benefits for patients using them over taking blood-thinning drugs after all.

These concerns were evaluated by a JAMA publication called, “The Inferior Vena Cava Filter: How Could A Medical Device Be So Well Accepted Without Any Evidence Of Efficacy?” In the publication, it was indicated that despite the fact that the filters should theoretically work, their actual proven benefits have, “never been validated by empirical studies.”

The attorneys of Banville Law are concerned by these new questions as well, and are working to help other patients who believe their health has been negatively impacted or is currently being negatively impacted by an IVC filter device. Banville Law is working to ensure that all affected patients will be provided with an opportunity to fully evaluate their legal rights in the matter, as they may be entitled to substantial compensation. Patients who wish to further investigate their legal options are also offered free legal consultations from the law firm at this time.

To request additional information, or to ask questions, contact the attorneys of Banville Law by calling 888-997-3792.

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