C.R. Bard faces two class action lawsuits over its IVC filters, which allege that the small, spider-like devices implanted into the inferior vena cava to prevent blood clots from traveling…
Medical experts say that the Bard IVC filter, which may have broken and sent debris into the bodies of as many as 7,000 patients, is a perfect example of what…
According to the findings of a new study, nearly half of all surgeries to implant patients with inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which are devices designed to catch blood clots…
Two retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters sold by C.R. Bard, Inc. to help prevent blood clots from causing a pulmonary embolism have been found to have a high failure…
After receiving more than 900 reports of problems with IVC filters over the last five years, federal regulators are warning doctors to remove the filters, which are meant to prevent…
