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• Gunther Tulip Filter Lawsuit Claims IVC Device Fractured, Punctured Abdomen

  May 8, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A Massachusetts woman alleges a defective Gunther Tulip IVC filter broke apart and punctured her abdomen, requiring emergency surgery to remove the device and repair internal injuries.

• Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Alleges Device Fractured Into Patient’s Vein

  February 27, 2026

  Irvin Jackson

  A Celect IVC filter lawsuit has been brought against Cook Medical by an Ohio woman who says the device was defectively designed and broke inside her body.

• Lawsuit Alleges Cook Tulip Filter Fractured, Perforated Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)

  October 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A California woman's Cook Tulip IVC filter lawsuit accuses the manufacturer of designing, manufacturing, and promoting a device it knew could cause life-threatening complications.

• Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit Verdict of $3.3M Upheld By Appeals Court

  August 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has upheld a $3.3 million IVC filter lawsuit verdict against C.R. Bard over claims a filter fractured and sent broken shards into a woman's heart.

• IVC Filter Removal Complications Can Be Reduced By Doctors Actively Monitoring Patients, Study Indicates

  March 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study indicate implanting physicians can increase the odds of successful IVC filter removal through regular surveillance of the patient.

• IVC Filter Risks Do Not Negate Benefits for Preventing Blood Clots: Study

  March 14, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  New study on IVC filters finds rates of adverse events are low, and few IVC perforations are clinically significant.

• IVC Filter Problems Increasing, Possibly Due to Aging and Fracturing Risk: Study

  January 25, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study suggest increasing reports of IVC filter problems may be due to the devices aging and fracturing.

• IVC Filter Lawsuits

  November 1, 2021

  Austin Kirk

  Problems with the designs of certain inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have caused many individuals nationwide to suffer severe complications...

• Jury Awards $2.5M in Retrievable IVC Filter Lawsuit Against C.R. Bard

  June 7, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has ordered C.R. Bard to pay $2.5 million to a plaintiff who suffered injuries when her Recovery IVC filter fractured.

• $926K Awarded By Jury in IVC Filter Lawsuit Against Bard

  May 19, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  C.R. Bard has been ordered to pay $926,000 after a bard Eclipse IVC filter perforated a man's vena cava, resulting in severe bleeding and a need for surgery to remove the implant and repair the damage.