TCTMD

Automated Email Reminders May Boost IVC Filter Retrieval, Cut Complications

A system that automatically sends emails to physicians reminding them to consider removing a patient’s inferior vena cava (IVC) filter after it’s served its purpose may help cut down on complications, ...
TCTMD

Lasers Can Aid Retrieval of Stubborn IVC Filters

(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.
Healio

IVC filter retrieval costly to hospitals

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Costs of inferior vena cava filter removal vary greatly, and almost all centers that perform ...
Healio

IVC filter overuse declining, but retrieval rates remain low

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Overuse of inferior vena cava filters is not as much of a problem as it used to be, but ...
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First patients ‘filter free’ after laser-assisted Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filter removal with Philips CavaClear

First use of Philips' breakthrough CavaClear solution to help patients with embedded IVC filters, including an athlete suffering from a 16-year old penetrating filter Only FDA-cleared solution for ...
Medscape

Few Complications With Excimer Laser Retrieval of IVC Filters

The excimer laser sheath (CavaClear, Philips), cleared in 2021 for removing inferior vena cava (IVC) filters when other methods have failed, was safe and effective in a multicenter study. "Excimer ...
MD&M East

Philips May Have the Solution to the Long-Standing Conundrum of IVC Filter Retrieval

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often necessary to capture blood clots before they travel to the heart or lungs. But all too often, IVC filters are left in place long after they are needed, ...
Business Insider

Argon Medical Announces the Commercial Launch of Two Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Kits

FRISCO, Texas, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Argon Medical Devices, Inc. announced today the commercial launch of Single-Loop and Triple-Loop Retrieval Kits for sale in the U.S. The Single-Loop and ...
MedPage Today

2010: When IVC Filter Use Started Going Down

WASHINGTON -- The same year that the FDA warned against long-term use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, placement rates took a downward turn, researchers said. Separately, one center reported ...
Medscape

Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters Used to Protect Against Pulmonary Embolus: A Technology Assessment

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 ...
BioWorld

FDA clears bi-directionally retrievable IVC filter for PE

The FDA has cleared a inferior vena cava filter with bi-directional retrieval from Crux Biomedical (Menlo Park, California). Vena cava filters (VCF) are designed to trap blood clots that can lead to ...