Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has set a goal to begin trying federal Cook inferior vena cava (IVC) filter lawsuits by September 2016. In a recent case management order, Judge Young requested that the plaintiffs and defendants each choose five exemplary cases for bellwether IVC trial. The lists of cases have been submitted; now both sides in the multidistrict litigation ...
Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Trials Expected to Begin in Late 2016
Posted November 3, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Global medical device manufacturer Cook Medical has issued a Class I recall of its Beacon Tip Angiographic Catheters. According to a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communication, the tips of the catheters may split or separate from the device, leading to serious injury or even death.
In addition to catheters, Cook is well known for its Celect and Gunther Tulip inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. ...
continue reading...Are Retrievable IVC Filters Worth the Risk?
Posted July 6, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
The health risks posed by retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have long been the subject of much scrutiny. IVC filter lawsuits allege that companies like C. R. Bard and Cook Group released defectively designed IVC filters onto the market without adequately testing for dangerous side effects. In legal battles, IVC filter manufacturers have frequently stated that the devices’ health risks are outweighed by their potentially life-saving benefits. However, ...
IVC Filter Maker Cook Group to Get New President
Posted June 27, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
According to The Indianapolis Star, IVC filter company Cook Group will have a new president come this July. Current president Kem Hawkins will step down next month after 14 years in the position. He will be replaced by the current president of Cook Medical, Pete Yonkman, who joined Cook the same year Hawkins became president.
As president of Cook Group, Yonkman will have to attend to a slew of ...
continue reading...Study: Perforation the Rule, Not the Exception for Longer-Indwelling Cook IVC Filters
Posted June 16, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
A study published in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology has turned up startlingly high rates of vena caval perforation by Cook Celect and Gunther Tulip inferior vena cava (IVC) filters.
IVC filters are a type of medical implant designed to prevent blood clots from forming in and traveling throughout the body, thus reducing the incidence of strokes and other life-threatening events. IVC filters have ...
continue reading...What You Should Know about Cook IVC Filters
Posted June 13, 2015 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | IVC Filter Failure | Product News and Recalls
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have long been known to pose serious health risks. The devices, which are intended to prevent blood clots from forming in and traveling through the body, have on many occasions been observed to cause more harm than good. In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert warning about the dangers of long-term IVC ...
