Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been classed as a potentially hazardous medical device since 2014 when the FDA recommended removing the filter as soon as the minimum required protection period had passed. Now a new study has quantified the…
Documentation released by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health notes that Garry Shandling had an IVC filter implant present at the time of his death. The death certificate, obtained by reporters in Hollywood, makes mention of the IVC filter…
IVC Filter Complications From YouTube, “This medical animation demonstrates a possible complication for a patient implanted with an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter. The filter, whose purpose is to catch and prevent fatal blood clots from reaching the heart, unexpectedly…
The Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) is a major vein in the body that is responsible for carrying blood from the lower body into the heart. The IVC filter is a wire device that is inserted into the vein of those…