A Michigan woman recently filed a Bard lawsuit, alleging that she has suffered from injuries caused by her G2 IVC filter. The specific device targeted in this lawsuit is the G2 Vena Cava Filter, also known as the G2 IVC filter.

The plaintiff, Patti C., was implanted with a G2 IVC filter back on Sept. 3, 2008. Unfortunately, sometime after the implantation of the device, Patti began experiencing serious complications.

In response, she chose to pursue litigation. Filing a lawsuit over her G2 IVC filter device could lead to an award, either from a favorable verdict or a settlement, which would help compensate for the financial losses sustained from her injuries.

Patti filed her G2 IVC filter lawsuit on Sept. 20 on multiple counts, including manufacturing defect, failure to warn, design defect, negligence, breach of express and implied warranties, fraudulent misrepresentation and concealment, and punitive damages.

Patti’s husband, Lawrence C., also filed on one count of loss of consortium. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

G2 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. IVC filters have become increasingly popular over the years since their release.

However, a growing number of reports and lawsuits claim that these devices can themselves cause serious injuries and complications, even causing life-threatening injuries. 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 side effects from IVC devices like the G2 IVC filter, from punctured organs to filter migration, causing serious or permanent problems.

Lawsuits likes this Bard IVC filter lawsuit are being filed across the U.S., claiming that the product can be even 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.

Filing a G2 IVC Filter Lawsuit

This G2 IVC filter lawsuit, and many others like it, claim that Bard and other medical device manufacturers should take responsibility for the devastating side effects their devices have allegedly caused in patients and their families across the country.

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 after being implanted with a G2 IVC filter or similar device, you may have cause to file an IVC filter 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 G2 IVC Filter Lawsuit is Case No. 2:17-cv-03244-DGC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.