Defective Bard IVC Filters may cause life threatening injuries
by Alexandrea on 25/08/10 at 1:41 pm
Defective Bard Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters are known to fracture and migrate within a patient, which can cause life threatening injuries or even death. The FDA has issued a safety alert warning doctors to remove these devices after they are no longer needed. Have you been injured?
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