An inferior vena cava filter is a small device placed inside a vein called the inferior vena cava. A doctor uses a thin catheter that is inserted into your neck or groin to put the filter in place.

Of these, 7,119 patients underwent catheter-directed thrombolysis and 2,421 (34%) received an IVC filter. Use of catheter-directed thrombolysis for DVT steadily increased throughout the study period, ...

An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a small, ... This catheter will take a collapsed IVC filter to your inferior vena cava and then expand it to attach to the blood vessel’s walls.

Inferior vena cava filters are often used for prophylaxis in patients deemed to be a high risk for pulmonary ... 3% catheter directed thrombolysis: PE Complication rates: Piano, 2007 19: 59 ...

[9,10,11,12,13,14,15] The filters are designed for image-guided percutaneous removal during device-specific windows of retrievability using catheter-based technologies.

GOLDEN, Colo., June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio2 Medical today announced the results of the Angel ® Catheter pivotal study, "Evaluation of a Device Combining an Inferior Vena Cava Filter and a ...

Catheter-associated thromboses account for about 5%–10% of all cases of DVT, with incidence rising owing to increasing use of central intravenous catheters.6 The incidence of pulmonary embolism from a ...

The inferior vena cava was not visible by ultrasonography. A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed a thrombus within the right internal and external iliac vein extending into distal branches. ...