Background on bellwether cases and process Approximately 200 lawsuits filed against Cook Medical, for issues relating to its inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, have been consolidated for a coordinated discovery…
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Cook and Bard: Manufacturers of IVC Heart Filters and Related Issues
October 9, 2015IVC Filter Background: Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are small, cage-like medical devices that are positioned into a large vein in the abdomen to help prevent blood clot particles from…
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An Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) heart filter is a medical device designed to prevent blood clots in deep veins, also known as, deep venous thrombosis (DVT) from traveling to the…
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Significantly high failure rates are being reported for Bard IVC filters, according to allegations that have been filed in Bard IVC lawsuits over the safety of these small, cone-shaped filters…
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The Bard G2 Filter System, one of that company’s inferior vena cava (IVC) filters used to prevent blood clots, is now among the latest products being named in defective medical…