A Denali IVC filter lawsuit has been filed against the manufacturer C.R. Bard by a Wisconsin man who says that he suffered complications after being implanted with a blood clot filter.

Plaintiff Chris M. filed the Denali IVC filter lawsuit in an Arizona federal court on Feb. 4, 2018. According to the Denali IVC filter lawsuit, Chris was implanted with a Denali Vena Cava Filter on Feb. 26, 2015.

The Denali IVC filter lawsuit was filed on multiple counts including manufacturing defect; failure to warn; design defect; negligence pertaining to design, manufacture, failure to recall, and failure to warn; negligent misrepresentation; negligence per se; breach of express warranty; breach of implied warranty; fraudulent misrepresentation; fraudulent concealment; and punitive damages.

Overview: Filing a Denali IVC Filter Lawsuit

There are several serious complications that have been reported in relation to inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. These complications can be life-threatening and dangerous. These IVC filter side effects can also arise with or without symptoms. This has led researchers to closely observe patients implanted with IVC filters to confirm that the device is still functioning properly and that it has remained in place.

Some short-term complications that have come about during implantation of an IVC filter include an irregular or abnormal heartbeat, blood vessels being blocked by air bubbles known as air embolization, a collapsed lung known as pneumothorax, and the collection of blood within the lung and chest wall known as hemothorax.

In addition to complications that can result during the implantation of a Denali IVC filter, other side effects include bleeding at the implantation site. There is also a risk of developing dangerous blood clots.

Last, complications of the Denali IVC filter have also stemmed from the device itself. These problems can arise from the tilting and migration of the IVC filter. For example, the filter may be placed in the wrong location, tilt, migrate, or fracture within the body.

Any migration of an IVC filter two centimeters or more is considered by medical professionals to be a significant migration. A movement of the IVC filter can also happen for a variety of reasons, such as if the device is too small or if a patient has a catheter. Researchers have purported that in just a month after an IVC filter procedure, a filter migration occurs nine out of ten times.

There are currently more than 5,800 IVC filter lawsuits in federal court over the Denali IVC filter and similar devices. Lawsuits have stemmed from a variety of serious complications including fractured and migrated devices and punctured veins.

A Denali IVC filter lawsuit investigation is currently looking for individuals who have been implanted with IVC filters, even if they did not suffer complications.

Chris’ Denali IVC Filter Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-00389-DGC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The Bard IVC Filter MDL is in re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. MD-15-02641-PHX-DGC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.