7 results

• 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 Placement Following Traumatic Injury Failed To Reduce Risk of Pulmonary Embolism, Death: Study

  July 16, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that early placement of IVC filters does not reduce the risk of pulmonary embolism or death in patients who have suffered severe trauma.

• IVC Filter Placement Declined After FDA Warning: Study

  November 8, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  The use of IVC filters is on the decline in the wake of FDA warnings about risks of filter fractures and other complications, according to the findings of a new study.

• Option Elite IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed After Failed Surgical Retrieval

  July 18, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit indicates that the design of the Option Elite IVC filter allowed it to get embedded in a man's body, making retrieval impossible and placing him at risk of life-threatening complications.

• More IVC Blood Clot Filter Lawsuits to be Prepared for Bellwether Trials

  April 18, 2016

  Austin Kirk

  Two new bellwether selection plans have been presented in Bard IVC and Cook IVC filter litigation.