Device Maker B. Braun Must Face Product Warning, Defect Lawsuit

A Florida man can proceed with a lawsuit against B. Braun Medical Inc. and related companies over the failure of a surgically implanted device that’s intended to prevent blood clots, a federal court said.

Donald Wade sufficiently alleged products liability claims for failure to warn and design defect, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation, the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida said Monday.

Medical professionals at a Brandon, Fla., hospital surgically implanted a Braun-made Vena Tech filter into Wade’s vena cava on March 3, 2005. More than 14 years later, they removed the device, which had tilted and perforated ...