It is alleged that "[pt] received a cook celect vena cava filter on (b)(6) 2016.Hospital and medical records have been requested but not yet provided." "on or about (b)(6) 2017 [pt] experienced severe pain in his leg, which required a 3-day hospitalization while.During this admission, he was diagnosed and treated for an occlusive thrombus which extended from the mid-femoral vain all the way to the popliteal vein; bilateral pulmonary embolisms; as well as heart strain caused by the aforementioned pulmonary embolisms." "on or about (b)(6) 2018, the ivc filter was attempted to be removed from [pt]; this retrieval attempt was unsuccessful." "on or about (b)(6) 2019, ct imaging showed at least one ivc filter "arm" perforating outside of the inferior vena cava lumen in [pt]." "on or about (b)(6) 2019, [pt] underwent his second unsuccessful filter retrieval attempt.Ultimately, [pt] was referred to another hospital for exploration of further surgical removal options, which is ongoing.".
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