A Mississippi IVC filter attorney can help patients who experienced severe complications from their blood clot filter. Reports suggest that one IVC filter manufacturer failed to remove allegedly faulty devices from the market despite knowledge of its risks. Affected patients may be eligible to seek compensation by filing a Mississippi IVC filter lawsuit.
For more information, contact Attorney Group for Mississippi. Our consultations are free, confidential and without any obligation on your part. We can help answer your questions, and if you choose to pursue a claim we can connect you with an affiliated IVC filter attorney who can assist you throughout the legal process.
Report: Device Maker’s Internal Documents Reveal IVC Filter Was Prone to Failure
A once-confidential study commissioned by medical device maker C.R. Bard is revealing more information about the risks associated with its IVC filter devices. According to NBC News, internal Bard documents obtained by the news agency offer further evidence that Bard’s G2 series filter was prone to fail and cause medical problems, and that the company was well aware of this risk.
Intended to prevent blood clots from traveling through the body to the lungs and heart, the spider-shaped G2 series filter allegedly been linked to hundreds of problems and 12 fatalities. A replacement for another of Bard’s IVC filter devices, the G2 series rose in popularity after Bard pulled its Recovery filter from the market following 27 deaths allegedly associated with the device. Despite clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Bard’s internal documents reveal that the company’s own vice president questioned why an alternative model with less complaints wasn’t used instead of the G2. He also expressed concerns about the G2’s propensity for perforating, tilting or migrating within the human body, the news site reported.
How A Mississippi IVC Filter Attorney Can Help
Medical device makers have a duty to provide safe products. If there are risks of harm associated with their devices, they also must provide adequate warnings. If a device maker fails to fulfill this duty, it could be held liable in lawsuits for injuries that may result.
Patients who are injured by IVC filters may be entitled to compensation for damages, including:
- Medical expenses
- The permanency of the injury
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish
- Loss of income or ability to work
If a patient dies from complications related to a defective IVC Filter, family members may be entitled to compensation for the wrongful death of their loved one, including:
- Conscious pain and suffering of a loved one prior to death
- Pain, suffering, and mental anguish from the loss of a loved one
- Funeral expenses
Patients who have suffered severe complications from IVC filters, as well as the families of those who have died as a result of complications with the device, are encouraged to seek the advice of a Mississippi IVC filter attorney to learn more about their rights and remedies.
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If you or a loved one was injured by an IVC filter, contact Attorney Group for Mississippi for more information. You can fill out the form on this page, call us at the number listed at the top of the page, or email us at info@attorneygroup.com.
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