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• 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.

• 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.

• Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Over Device Migration, Perforation Injuries

  May 20, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuit claims the device migrated out of position, perforating a woman's inferior vena cava and duodenum.

• Cook IVC Filter Trial Slated for June Cancelled Following Summary Judgment Due to Statute of Repose

  April 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook IVC filter lawsuit scheduled to go to trial in June has been dismissed after defendants were granted a motion of summary judgment based on statute of repose laws.

• New Trial Ordered For Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit That Resulted in $3M Jury Verdict

  January 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A request for a new trial has been granted in a Cook IVC filter lawsuit which originally resulted in a $3 Million verdict for the plaintiff.

• 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.

• Cook Medical Seeks to Overturn $3M Verdict in IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit

  March 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Cook Medical is challenging a jury verdict earlier this year which awarded a woman $3 million from injuries she says were caused by problems with the Cook Celect IVC filter.

• Cook Blood Clot Filter Trial Ends In $3M Verdict, But No Additional Punitive Damages

  February 14, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury in Indiana has decided not to require Cook Medical to pay additional punitive damages in an IVC filter trial verdict that already requires the manufacturer to pay a woman $3 million for injuries linked to the use of the implant.