Bard Meridian Filter Fracture

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Wu, Alex; Moon, Eunice; Wang, Daniel Sheng; Hertz, Brain; Wang, Weiping
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Abstract
Fracture of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter can result in strut migration and distant embolization of fractured limbs, leading to potentially serious health risks. Spontaneous limb fractures have been reported frequently with earlier models of retrievable Bard filters (Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, AZ), namely Recovery, G2, and G2X filters [1–4] but rarely reported in the newer Bard retrievable filter models. Recently, we encountered a case of Meridian filter fracture discovered via computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis 1 year after the filter placement procedure.
Date issued
2014-06
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/103315
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Journal
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
Publisher
Springer US
Citation
Wu, Alex et al. “Bard Meridian Filter Fracture.” CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology 38.1 (2015): 251–252.
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ISSN
0174-1551
1432-086X
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