Many medical supply companies make inferior vena cava filters. IVC filters are cage-like devices meant to catch blood clots before …
What to Know About IVC Blood Clot Filter Migration
Patients who don’t respond well to blood thinners can usually tolerate IVC (inferior vena cava) filters. Individuals whose anticoagulant medication …
3 IVC Filter Questions to Ask Before Filing a Claim
An IVC filter acts like a cage that traps blood clots. Placed in the inferior vena cava (the largest vein …
IVC Filter Retrieval Rates Are Going Down as Injuries Increase
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are more popular than ever, despite their serious side effect risks. Migration, perforation, embolizations and …
IVC Filter Migration: How Does It Happen?
Surgical implants come with a variety of potential dangers. IVC filter migration is one of the greatest risks patients face …
How to Decide: Anticoagulant Therapy vs. IVC Filters
Stroke survivors know that if the universe could fire bullets, they’ve just dodged one. Imagining another stroke brings a rush …
The Compounding Effect of IVC Filter Removal Problems
In 2003, C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, Inc. began selling removable blood clot filters. Your doctor should monitor and remove this …
Essure Complications Lead to 5,093 FDA Complaints From Women
What was once thought to be a relatively safe birth control solution has become a reportedly serious health risk. From …
Transvaginal Mesh Uses and Materials: What Women Must Know
As a woman’s body ages, complications can occur in the forms of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.
Endo Settles More Than 350 Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuits
Several transvaginal mesh manufacturers have been implicated in countless lawsuits over recent years, and many have pushed back on court consolidations.