A Fourth Jury Finds Bard IVC Filters Defective

For the fourth time since post-pandemic trials began a Federal jury has found in favor of the plaintiff and awarded lump-sum monetary damages to individuals who were injured by the faulty Bard IVC filter

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - The ill-conceived and virtually untested medical device is spider-shaped and inserted into a major artery leading to the lungs or heart. The purpose is to trap blood clots before they reach the vital organ. The Bard IVC filter is to be removed periodically, cleaned, and reinserted to restart the cycle. Unfortunately, it is difficult or impossible to retrieve the filter without life-threatening, invasive surgery, and many doctors will not attempt the procedure even under the most favorable conditions. When the device breaks and metal pieces scatter within the body cavity, it is nearly impossible to find them all and retriBard IVC filter lawyereve them. If the IVC filter is not removed periodically for cleaning, it becomes more of a blood clotting problem than having no filter at all. If you or a loved one have experienced problems that have led to requiring revision surgery you should not hesitate to contact an experienced Bard IVC filter lawyer for a free, no-obligation consultation. You may be entitled to lump-sum monetary compensation.

The makers of the Bard IVC filter took advantage of the FDA's lack of strict requirements and rushed the IVC filter to market without testing it properly. One would assume that the Food And Drug Administration would warn the public immediately when reports began alleging the medical device is defective and has caused injuries. Such warnings are implied in the terms and conditions of the FDA's controversial 501 k fast-track medical device approval process which is used for rushing a medical device to market, and saving lives in theory. The only requirement of a medical device manufacturer for approval under the terms of the 501 approval process is to prove to a panel of experts that the device is similar to one already on the market. Reports of injuries and deaths from Bard IVC filter complications began in 2004. Bard did not warn the public for six years after the first reports of catastrophic medical device failures like device erosion and migration causing serious injuries. In 2010, the public became aware of injuries and deaths from using the Bard IVC filter when close to 1000 reports were registered, including IVC filter fracture, migration, and perforation. Bard IVC failure injuries can be life-threatening and require open-heart surgery and all of the risks that entail. Some adverse events report that pieces of metal have broked from the filter and have traveled to other parts of the body and become lodged in other tissues or even a major organ.

The wording of the FDA warning regarding the dangers of the IVC filter could not be more clear but came years after problems with the medical device were first detected. The FDA also expressed concern that doctors were failing to remove the devices after the risks of pulmonary embolism had subsided. The 2010 FDA warning that initially alerted the public about the dangers of the IVC filter read as follows according to the FDA website: "The public did not learn of IVC filter defects until 2010, when, after receiving more than 900 adverse event reports, federal regulators issued an FDA Bard IVC filter warning, reporting serious injuries and death associated with IVC filter fracture, migration, and perforation."

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