Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are widely used in patients who cannot take blood thinners. The IVC is the largest vein in the body, running from the legs to the chest. IVC filters keep blood clots ...

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.

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 ...

FDA approved the Philips CavaClear Laser Sheath for use with conventional snare devices for the removal of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, the agency announced on Tuesday. This makes CavaClear the ...

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the use of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters for the prevention and treatment of venous thrombotic events (VTE) may result ...

(UPDATED) Laser sheaths can safely and successfully enable retrieval of chronic indwelling inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, according to data on 500 people from a long-running, first-in-human study.

Researchers have published the largest single patient population study to date on a method for following patients with retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters—devices used to keep blood clots ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Royal Philips announced the FDA has granted breakthrough device designation for its laser-assisted inferior vena ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it has authorized marketing of the first laser-based device for the removal of inferior vena ...

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 ...