Scar Tissue Build Up After 60 Days May Prevent Safe Bard IVC Filter Removal

Doctors rarely attempt to remove the Bard IVC filter within 60 days as is recommended when the threat of blood clots persist

Monday, August 23, 2021 - I was shocked when I watched a video that showed the amount of force needed to dislodge the Bard IVC filter when within 60 days it came time for removal. It is understandable that those who have been injured by IVC filter removal have spoken with Bard IVC Filter attorneys and have filed lawsuits seeking monetary complications. The Bard IVC filter is placed into the artery leading to the heart or lungs via a small incision and using a catheter. Metal spider-like tentacles are supposed to trap blood clots while allowing healthy blood to flow through. The metal device irritates the inner walls of the artery so that scar tissue forms and holds it in place. The device's safe removal is almost impossible because the doctor has to use force to dislodge it from the artery's inner wall. Removing the device by force, however, can cause the medical device's delicate thin metallic tentacles to snap off and travel to the vital organ it was intended to protect, causing serious injuries and death. Another complication could be to lacerate or otherwise damage the artery and cause internal bleeding. Sharp pieces of a broken IVC filter can perforate the artery and travel anywhere within the body. Forcefully removing the Bard IVC filter can cause it to break into many pieces which can be impossible to find and retrieve without multiple surgeries.

As a result of the faulty and negligent design of the defective Bard IVC filters, most doctors choose to leave them in place rather than attempt the major invasive surgery needed to remove them intact. Doctors think the risk of them causing an arterial blockage is less if they leave them in the long term than the risks of trying to remove them. IVC filter device patients that have suffered through multiple surgeries to retrieve the filter may be in extreme pain and risk sudden death. Many have filed Bard IVC filter lawsuits seeking lump-sum monetary damages from the device's manufacturer. IVC plaintiff attorneys cite the FDA's recommendation for the duration of time that a Bard IVC filter should be in place before it must be removed, and also that the number of incidences of filter failure continues each day unabated. "The incidence of filter-related complications is linearly related to its duration of time on the market. Currently, the FDA recommends IVC filters removal within 25-54 days of their implantation. Unfortunately, little evidence exists to show that this recommendation is followed routinely," writes the National Institute of Health (NIH). Removing the filter in less than two months will prevent severe encapsulation with scar tissue and give a doctor the best chance of success. Doctors analyzing the IVC filter's efficacy doubt that it can provide the blood clot-trapping benefits for which it is designed in such a short period, making the medical device essentially worthless. The NIH writes, "A fair question at this point is whether the design features themselves that are required to manufacture a low profile removable IVC filter can achieve effective prophylaxis against pulmonary embolism at a low rate of short and long-term complications."

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