IVC filters have come under scrutiny for causing a host of complications in patients, but inferior vena cava filter thrombosis is one of the most deadly IVC filter complications.

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Over 200,000 patients in the United States have had an Inferior Vena Cava Filter (IVC Filter) implant, but with its widespread use, concerns over the risks and complications of the medical device have reached a tipping point. Different types of IVC filters have been used since the late 1970s to prevent blood clots from moving into a patient’s lungs. Since 2003, surgeons have used retrievable IVC Filters for the temporary prevention of blood clots.

Inferior Vena Cava Filters (IVC Filters) are special umbrella-shaped devices that are inserted into the main vein in the body, in order to block blood clots and prevent them from moving from the leg to the lungs, which can result…