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What is the REX Medical Option Retrievable Vena Cava Filter System?
Rex Medical's Option ELITE retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filter was designed for the prevention of blood clots in the lungs, or pulmonary embolism (PE), the third leading cause of death among hospitalized patients in the United States. The filter can be retrieved or remain implanted depending on whether the patient needs short-term or long-term PE protection.
The REX Medical Option Retrievable Vena Cava Filter System was approved by the FDA in June 2009. In March 2011, Argon Medical Devices entered into a definitive license agreement with Rex Medical for exclusive global rights to market and distribute the Option Retrievable IVC Filter.
FDA Warning on Retrievable IVC Filters
In May 2014, the FDA recommended retrieving temporary IVC filters within 29-54 days of implantation. In August 2010, the agency also warned that temporary IVC filters had been linked to hundreds of severe adverse events, including filters that broke, migrated, or perforated the vena cava.
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IVC Filter Complications
- IVC Filter Fracture
- IVC Perforation, Puncture or Serious Damage to the Heart, Lungs or Vena Cava
- Internal Bleeding
- Blood clots
- Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Cardiac or Pericardial Tamponade
- Ventricle Tachycardia
- Lower Limb DVT
- Hematoma or Nerve Injury at the Puncture Site
- Constant and Severe Pain in the Heart, Chest or Elsewhere in the Body
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Infection
- Death
Option IVC Filter Lawsuits Filed in Texas
Argon Medical Devices is facing several lawsuits in Texas from people who were injured by the Option ELITE. In August 2016, a lawsuit was filed in Dallas County Circuit Court by a man who has an Option IVC filter permanently embedded in his body. According to the complaint:
“As long as the Option filter remains embedded in his vena cava, Plaintiff is at risk for future thrombosis, filter fractures, migrations, perforations, and tilting. He faces numerous health risks, including the risk of death.”
Two months later, another lawsuit was filed by a woman who also has an Option IVC filter permanently embedded in her body. The filter is impossible to remove because it perforated through her vena cava. It is also causing blood clots in her legs, chronic pain, swelling, vein damage, and circulation problems.
Get a Free REX Medical Option Retrievable Vena Cava Filter System Lawsuit Evaluation With Our Lawyers
The Medical Device Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus on the representation of plaintiffs in REX Medical Option Retrievable Vena Cava Filter System Lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new IVC filter complications cases in all 50 states.
Free Confidential REX Medical Option Retrievable Vena Cava Filter System Lawsuit Evaluation: If you or a loved one has had an IVC filter implanted, you should contact our law firm immediately. Our lawyers are evaluating every individual case regardless of whether you have been injured or not. So, if you have received an IVC filter implant, we would like to speak with you. You may be entitled to financial compensation by filing an IVC Filter Lawsuit against the manufacturer and our lawyers can help.
