A Complex Case of IVC Filter Removal | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Thepatientwasunawareofthetypeoffilterplaced,andaplainfilmrevealedthatapermanentTrapEasefilter(CordisCorporation,Bridgewater,NJ)hadbeen ...

It is estimated that pulmonary embolism is the third leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for more than 50,000 to 100,000 deaths per year.1,2 In patients who cannot receive anticoagulation, the use of vena cava filters is one of several treatment options available to patients. Before 2003, vena cava filters available in the United States were permanent implants.3 Removable vena cava filters for temporary protection from pulmonary embolism was first proposed in 1967.4 Currently available vena cava filters in the United States include devices intended as permanent implants1,2 and devices with an option of removal at a later date. In the latter case, such devices have approval as permanent implants, with the option for removal at some point in the future care of the patient.

The classic example of the clinical use of an optional filter is that of a young trauma patient with multiple ...