First use of Philips' breakthrough CavaClear solution to help patients with embedded IVC filters, including an athlete suffering from a 16-year old penetrating filter Only FDA-cleared solution for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An excimer laser sheath successfully removed inferior vena cava filters with low complication rates, according ...

The treatment of choice for proximal venous thrombosis is anticoagulation. In situations where anticoagulation is absolutely contraindicated or when anticoagulation has failed in the face of an acute ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inferior vena cava filters are recommended for temporary use to prevent pulmonary embolism when anticoagulation ...

Cook Group is suing an underwriter at Lloyd’s of London insurance group for breach of contract, saying it failed to honor a $10 million policy against claims by patients who said they were injured by ...

Inferior vena cava filters are supposed to save lives. The spider-like devices catch blood clots before they can travel up to the lung and cause deadly pulmonary embolisms. But for over a decade, ...

Unsealed court documents from lawsuits over inferior vena cava (IVC) filters expose a big gap between what manufacturers and regulators know about the safety of a medical device and how much of that ...

Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the Food and Drug Administration. She was previously a medical devices reporter. You can reach Lizzy on Signal at lizzylaw.53. Tonya Brand was horrified to find ...

A federal jury on Thursday cleared Cook Medical Inc of liability in the first trial over the company's vein filters, which a Florida woman said caused her internal injuries. Sign up here. The jury at ...