IVC Filter Placement is a procedure where a filter is put into the inferior vena cava (IVC) to trap and break up blood clots.

Patients with certain chronic conditions or any illness that limits mobility are at risk of forming blood clots that can travel to the heart or lungs. When this happens it is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT can cause chronic swelling and leg pain when walking and there is a risk that the clots will move to the lung (pulmonary embolism) or heart. The filter helps to avoid any life-threatening complications from a blood clot.