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 ...
The BCBSA Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) has not conducted an assessment of this technology. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) A review of the CMS web site did not reveal any ...
Optional vena cava filters can used to provide either short-term or permanent protection from pulmonary embolism. These devices have recently become available for clinical use in the United States.
LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Pulmonary embolisms affect 370,000 patients per year and may cause up to 100,000 deaths per ...
Excimer laser sheaths can safely and successfully allow chronic indwelling inferior vena cava (IVC) filters to be retrieved, a retrospective study shows. Results were similar no matter whether the ...