One newer area of product liability law involves IVC filters. The gist of these lawsuits is that IVC filters are put in place in order to filter blood clots and prevent them from traveling to your lungs.
Although nothing is conclusive, studies have shown that there is a a significant statistical rate of device failure, fracture and migration in the Bard Peripheral Vascular RecoveryTM and G2TM IVC filters. These problems lead to movement of the allow portions of the RecoveryTM and G2TM filters to the body’s vital organs. Once the metal pieces have deposited in these organs, there can be grave injury, bleeding, severe pain, further embolus and/or other conditions.
These problems can be detected with a CT scan. Sometimes this will lead to a surgery to remove the problem. Other times a surgery is too late and you essentially are sitting there with a fragments in your body that may or may not at some point cause really serious problems.
Finding an experienced IVC filter lawyer is a challenge because this is a new area of law. We do know attorneys that have experience with these types of cases. That means that they are not learning on the go if they represent you.
Most importantly, if you have one of these devices implanted, be sure to have it regularly monitored before a catastrophic injury occurs.
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