On (b)(6) 2020 venatech lp filter was placed for lower extremity dvt and pe with contraindication to anticoagulation.Device was placed from the right internal jugular approach.Filter deployed appropriately and in infrarenal location with expansion of struts.On (b)(6) 2020 a ct scan was performed and ivc filter was seen to have migrated to intrahepatic ivc right atrium.Filter appeared distorted.No central ine placements, cpr, trauma or cardiology procedures were noted.Diameter of the vena cava before implantation: 2.3cm.Filter deployment level: l2, l3.Patient had not undergone any surgery since the filter placement.Patient co-morbidities: pancreatic cancer.There were no patient symptoms prior to the ct scan.Patient passed away of acute kidney renal failure.
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