Another lawsuit has been filed over the Bard Eclipse vena cava filter, the plaintiff claiming she suffered from major complications because of device defects.

The plaintiff, Kansas resident Karen S., alleges she was implanted with a Bard Eclipse vena cava filter device on Feb. 5, 2013. However, sometime after implantation with the device, Karen says she began suffering from serious side effects.

According to her lawsuit, Karen has suffered from perforation, tilt, and migration of the Bard Eclipse vena cava filter device. Karen claims in her lawsuit that her injuries were a direct result of implantation with a defective Bard Eclipse vena cava filter and that she had not been adequately warned about the risks associated with the device.

She filed her Bard Eclipse vena cava filter lawsuit on May 16, 2018, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including manufacturing defect, failure to warn, design defect, manufacture, failure to recall, negligent misrepresentation, breach of express and implied warranties, fraudulent misrepresentation and concealment, and several others.

Karen is not the first to file a lawsuit over defects associated with an IVC filter. If you or someone you love has experienced complications from the Bard Eclipse vena cava filter or another device, you may be able to file a lawsuit and pursue compensation.

IVC Filter Complications

IVC filter devices, also known as inferior vena cava filters, are medical devices used to prevent blood clots from moving into a patient’s lungs and heart, which can cause serious damage. The filter is implanted into a patient’s main artery, or the vena cava.

Despite the popularity of these devices, a growing number of reports and lawsuits claim that they can themselves cause serious or even life-threatening injuries.

Lawsuits like Karen’s are being filed all across the U.S., claiming that the Bard Eclipse vena cava filter and other devices like it can be too dangerous for patients—in some cases, more dangerous than the complications they are meant to treat­­­. But patients claim they were not adequately warned about the extent of the danger posed by these devices.

Adverse event reports filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past decade show that hundreds of patients have suffered from IVC filter side effects from punctured organs to filter migration, causing serious or permanent problems.

Filing a Bard Eclipse Vena Cava Filter Lawsuit

Injured patients have filed lawsuits against a number of IVC filter makers, including Bard. These lawsuits cite organ damage due to filter migration and breaks, as well as other serious complications.

If you or someone you know has undergone complications caused by the Bard Eclipse vena cava filter or another device, you may have cause to file a lawsuit. Filing a lawsuit does not repair the damage, and cannot bring a loved one back to life, but it can help to at least compensate for the physical, emotional, and financial losses felt as a result of these devices.

The Bard Eclipse Vena Cava Filter Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-01495-DGC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.