As IVC Filter Lawsuit Case Filings Increase Across Canada And The United States, Potential Risks Brought To Light By Plaintiffs

July 03, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com reports on allegations made by plaintiffs filing lawsuits related to IVC filters. Many plaintiffs claim that the filters can and have fractured thereby sending pieces of the device into the body’s bloodstream. The pieces can potentially puncture veins. They have also been reported to have become embedded into a patient’s vital organs and intestines. Serious medical challenges result if any of these potentially dangerous events occur. Additionally, some plaintiffs have reported that their doctors have notified them that the pieces cannot be surgically removed because they have migrated to much riskier parts of the body. The patients then must deal with the ever present danger that the pieces will move again causing additional medical complications that could be very long-term in nature.

IVC filters are small, cage-like medical devices that are surgically implanted into the patient’s inferior vena cava vein. The inferior vena cava is a major transporter of blood to the upper body, namely to the heart and lungs. The filters are meant to catch blood clots from the lower body and prevent them from reaching the heart and lungs. If a blood clot were to reach the lungs, a pulmonary embolism could result.

The filters are designed to be a temporary solution and need to be removed after the threat of blood clot formation has passed. The filters are used in patients that cannot take traditional blood-thinning drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that the filters should be removed from the patient within 29-54 days after the initial implantation procedure if the risk of pulmonary embolism is no longer present.

Banville Law is currently looking to assist those individuals who believe they have suffered significantly from the use of an IVC filter.The firm strongly believes in leveling the playing field by pursuing justice for those who have been affected by dangerous devices or drugs.Qualifying persons may be entitled to legal action and significant financial compensation. Banville Law has years of experience fighting large pharmaceutical companies who have put dangerous drugs or devices into the market.

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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