If you or a loved one were injured or suffered complications from an inferior vena cava or IVC filter implant, you may be entitled to compensation from an IVC filter lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement cases of individuals who claim to have suffered injuries or complications from an IVC filter implant.
An IVC filter (inferior vena cava filter or blood clot filter) is medical device (i.e., a cage-like metal filter) that is surgically implanted into the inferior vena cava (a large blood vessel or vein in the middle of the body that carries blood from the lower body to the heart) that is designed to catch or trap blood clots that travel from the lower extremities, and thereby help prevent the blood clots from reaching the heart and/or lungs.
According to an FDA safety communication, long term risks associated with IVC filters include, but are not limited to, lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT), IVC filter fracture (parts of the IVC filter break off and travel to heart, lungs, or other organs), IVC filter migration (IVC filter moves inside vena cava reducing its ability to catch clots), IVC filter embolization (detachment of IVC filter components), and IVC filter perforation (IVC filter perforates vena cava and other organs).
IVC Filter Lawsuit Cases & Settlement Claims
IVC filter lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who suffered serious injuries or complications relating to an IVC filter implant, including:
- Cook Medical IVC filter lawsuit
- Bard IVC filter lawsuit
- Cordis IVC filter lawsuit
- ALN IVC filter lawsuit
- Boston Scientific IVC filter lawsuit
- Rex Medical & Argon IVC filter lawsuit
Thousands of IVC filter injury lawsuits filed in federal district courts were consolidated and/or transferred into a multi district litigation or MDL, including IVC filter cases against Cook Medical, styled as In re: Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2570 and IVC filter cases against Bard, styled as In re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2641.
IVC Blood Clot Filter Injuries & Complications
IVC blood clot filter injury cases and settlement claims potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had an IVC filter surgically implanted that migrated, fractured, embolized, perforated, splintered, clogged, tilted or otherwise failed and subsequently suffered serious injuries or complications from the IVC filter implant, including:
- Organ damage
- Organ perforation
- Puncture of the inferior vena cava
- Heart puncture
- Lung puncture
- Blood clots
- Pulmonary embolism
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Heart Attack
- Stroke
- Cardiac tamponade (compression of heart)
- Hemorrhage (bleeding)
- Inability to remove IVC filter
- Infection
- Internal bleeding
- Fluid build up around heart
- Hemorrhagic pericardial effusion
- Removal or revision surgery
- Replacement surgery
- Death
- Other injuries
Update: No longer accepting IVC filter cases.
If you or a loved one were injured or suffered complications from an IVC filter implant, you may be entitled to recover compensation from an IVC filter lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a medical device injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device or healthcare product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Cook Medical, Bard, Cordis, ALN, Boston Scientific, Rex Medical, Argon, etc.) or product (e.g., IVC filter, etc.) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
***The use of any trademarks, tradenames or service marks is solely for product identification and/or informational purposes.
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