The first transvaginal mesh case that Bard will face in New Jersey is set to kick off as jury selection began earlier this month. The plaintiff in the case claims that two of Bard’s products, the Avaulta and the Align transvaginal mesh devices, were defective and caused her significant injuries and have left her with lifelong chronic pain. According to courtroom blog CVN, she ...
Broken blood clot filter causes problems
Posted December 24, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
A story from WNDU out of Indiana concerns a woman who needed surgery because a filter implanted in one of her veins to prevent blood clots broke apart.
Susan Karnstedt first became aware that something was wrong when she began suffering severe abdominal pain, the story says. She initially thought it was something she’d eaten.
But a CT scan revealed that the problem was actually an IVC filter she’d ...
continue reading...FDA warns about blood clot filters
Posted November 22, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
A report in the Boston Globe concerns a U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning that filters meant to stop blood clots from reaching the lungs can move or break, with potentially deadly consequences for patients.
The FDA issued an advisory to doctors and patients, informing them that the agency had received more than 900 reports about the devices since 2005. The filters, which are inserted in an abdominal ...
continue reading...Filters linked to dangerous blood clots
Posted October 19, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
According to a report on MedPage Today, the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters caused a significantly higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots during bariatric – or weight-loss – surgery.
The report says venous thromboembolism, or the blockage of an artery by a blood clot, occurred in 1.8 percent of 1,045 patients who received filters, versus 0.4 percent of another group with similar risk factors. Of the two groups, ...
continue reading...Bard singled out as problem IVC filter
Posted September 11, 2012 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Health | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls | Recall
According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about more than 900 reported problems from inferior vena cava, or IVC filters, meant to catch blood clots.
Although the FDA didn’t detail the number of reports by manufacturer, the Wall Street Journal says, a separate report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found problems associated with two types of filters ...
continue reading...Clinic gives advice on preventing pulmonary embolism
Posted September 1, 2012 in Health | IVC Filter Failure | Product Liability | Product News and Recalls
The Mayo Clinic provides some information about preventing pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot moves to the lungs. Prompt treatment is necessary to prevent serious complications or death.
Medication is available to prevent the clots that cause pulmonary embolism, but in some cases doctors might recommend a procedure, such as:
Clot removal — If you have a very large clot in your lung and are in shock, your doctor may ...
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