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 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.…
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.…
A Cook Celect IVC filter trial has ended in a $3 million verdict, which could increase during the punitive damages phase.…
Parties involved in Cook IVC filter litigation have been ordered to continue settlement negotiations that could resolve hundreds or thousands of cases.…
An Option Elite IVC Filter lawsuit indicates that the very retrieval hook that should be used to remove the implant became embedded in a woman’s body, making the device un-retrievable and placing her at risk of future complications.…
A Texas man has been awarded $1.2 million in a lawsuit filed over injuries suffered when a Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuit tilted out of position and perforated his aorta.…
A case study details how a woman’s IVC filter broke into numerous pieces, migrated near the heart and other organs, but had to be left in place due to their precarious positioning.…
A jury has issued a defense verdict in the first Cook Celect IVC filter bellwether case to go to trial.…
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.…
