Defective Inferior Vena Cava
Filters Can Break Apart, Perforate, and Migrate in a Person's Body
Causing Serious Health Problems or Death: The FDA Recommends Persons
with IVC Filters Consult Their Doctor About Removal by Texas IVC
Filter Death Lawyer, Texas Inferior Vena Cava Filter Embolism Lawyer,
and Texas Pulmonary Embolism Filter Failure Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Defective
Inferior Vena Cava Filters can migrate, fracture, and break
apart inside a person causing death or serious health issues.
The FDA recommends that persons with inferior vena cava filters
(IVC filters) should contact their doctors regarding removal of
the devices.
The
FDA Has Received over 900 Medical Device Adverse Event Report
Involving IVC Filters Including Device Migration, Embolizations
(Detachment of Device Components), Device Perforation, and Filter
Fracture
Since 2005,
the FDA has received 921 device adverse event reports involving
IVC filters, of which 328 involved device migration, 146 involved
embolizations (detachment of device components), 70 involved
perforation of the IVC, and 56 involved filter fracture. Some of
these events led to adverse clinical outcomes in patients. These
types of events may be related to a retrievable filter
remaining in the body for long periods of time, beyond the time
when the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has subsided.
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