Advanced IVC Filter Removal

Advanced IVC Filter Removal Removal of any IVC Filter, and treatment of any complication resulting from filter implantation. Contact us for an appointment or free phone consultation.

We offer the latest and most innovative methods to remove any type of IVC filter from the body (both permanent and retrievable type filters). Our interventional radiologists practice out of a tertiary care academic hospital in Chicago and have not failed at removing an IVC filter in over 5 years.

It’s been awhile since the last post! Here’s an 8 year old Optease that was removed with laser with less than 5 minutes ...
10/31/2022

It’s been awhile since the last post! Here’s an 8 year old Optease that was removed with laser with less than 5 minutes of fluoroscopy time 💪🏽

Certain filters can occlude the entire IVC. It takes a lot of effort to remove but it can be done!
11/21/2021

Certain filters can occlude the entire IVC. It takes a lot of effort to remove but it can be done!

10+ year old Bard G2...out in less than 10 min
04/18/2021

10+ year old Bard G2...out in less than 10 min

Bard G2 with spinal pe*******on / reactive sclerosis and suspected fractured component within vertebral body 😱 Additiona...
10/29/2020

Bard G2 with spinal pe*******on / reactive sclerosis and suspected fractured component within vertebral body 😱 Additional calcified thrombus within filter apex. Successfully removed with rigid forceps.

Chicken or egg? Did this filter catch the clot or did it cause it? We may never know but regardless we can remove the cl...
09/14/2020

Chicken or egg? Did this filter catch the clot or did it cause it? We may never know but regardless we can remove the clot with thrombectomy and then remove the filter safely. All done in one procedure.

Beware of the fractured filter! This celect filter strut was fractured and inverted but fortunately the filter and fract...
02/03/2020

Beware of the fractured filter! This celect filter strut was fractured and inverted but fortunately the filter and fractured strut were both successfully removed used rigid forceps 🙏🏽🤲🏽

Perhaps the best part of this profession is the opportunity to meet and treat such great people. What a humbling and rew...
11/21/2019

Perhaps the best part of this profession is the opportunity to meet and treat such great people. What a humbling and rewarding thing it was to receive these drawings as a gift from “Uncle Joe”!

Filters can become tilted or distorted when pushed upon by other organs. In this patient, an enlarged uterus was suspect...
10/19/2019

Filters can become tilted or distorted when pushed upon by other organs. In this patient, an enlarged uterus was suspected to have caused this Gunther Tulip filter to become tilted sideways with a few legs bent upwards. Fortunately, this was successfully removed with forceps and no damage to the IVC.

Using a "hangman" technique to remove a scarred Option filter. Simple yet very effective technique.
07/18/2019

Using a "hangman" technique to remove a scarred Option filter. Simple yet very effective technique.

07/18/2019

Using a "hangman" technique to get out a scarred Option filter. Simple yet very effective technique.

Bard G2 Filter implanted for 24 years with associated IVC and iliac vein obstruction. Filter removed with forceps and ve...
05/03/2019

Bard G2 Filter implanted for 24 years with associated IVC and iliac vein obstruction. Filter removed with forceps and veins reconstructed with stents in 2 hours. Helping patients one filter retrieval at a time.

10+ year old fractured Bard G2 filter with fractured struts in the IVC and one migrated to the lung. Successfully retrie...
03/30/2019

10+ year old fractured Bard G2 filter with fractured struts in the IVC and one migrated to the lung. Successfully retrieved with snare and forceps. Pulmonary filter fragment also successfully removed. Patient discharged same day.

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