An IVC Filter is a spider-like wire device designed to be implanted into a major vein called the inferior vena cava (IVC). The purpose of the filter is to prevent pulmonary embolism, which involves potentially life-threatening blood clots traveling up the IVC and reaching the lungs or heart. An IVC Filter lawsuit alleges that the manufacturers of these devices failed to warn patients and physicians of the increased risks that the filter would tilt, migrate up the vein, perforate the vena cava, or worse, fracture and perforate an organ. The lawsuit also alleges that the manufacturers of these devices advertised and promoted these products as being safe and effective although they were aware of the increased risks. Multiple retrospective studies have been performed that show high rates of unsuccessful retrievals of the filters due to endothelialization and caval penetration. One study performed on two models of filters manufactured by Cook Medical found that 100% of the filters imaged after 71 days had caused some degree of filter perforation of the vena cava wall and 40% of the filters had tilted.
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