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• Chemo Port Lawsuit Filed After Bard PowerPort M.R.I. Fractured and Malfunctioned

  June 28, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A chemo port lawsuit filed over problems with the Bard PowerPort claims the device failed, fractured, and sent debris into a breast cancer patient's heart.

• Bard Opposes Consolidation of Lawsuits Over Port Catheter Complications

  June 20, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Defendants in lawsuits over port catheter complications linked to the Bard PowerPort are asking a group of federal judges to deny a motion to consolidate the claims before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Lawsuits Claim Bard Power Port Problems Were Withheld from Public, Doctors for Years

  June 15, 2023

  Russell Maas

  Bard Power Port problems were revealed when the FDA released previously unreported medical device reports detailing numerous patient injuries.

• Motion Filed to Centralize Bard Implanted Port Lawsuits in Federal Court System

  May 26, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs have filed a motion with the U.S. JPML seeking consolidation of all Bard implanted port lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Bard PowerPort Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Device Fractures, Failure

  May 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A California man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the Bard PowerPort, saying its failure led to the subsequent death of his wife.

• Bard Port Catheter Lawsuit Alleges PowerPort Device is Defective, Unreasonably Dangerous

  May 16, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The Bard PowerPort lawsuit claims the defective design of the catheter tube led to a fungal infection and the need for revision surgery.

• Medtronic Pipeline Flex Embolization Recall Follows Reports of Serious Injuries, Deaths

  September 21, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Medtronic is recalling about 9,000 devices used to treat brain aneurysms following reports of serious injuries and deaths due to the delivery system fracturing and leaving sharp debris in patients' brains and blood vessels.

• Intra-Aortic Balloon Ruptures Results in Recall Following Three Deaths

  July 2, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  An intra-aorta balloon recall comes following several patient deaths after the heart devices burst or ruptured.

• Infusion Pumps, Fluid Warmers, and Rapid Infusers May Carry Air Embolism Risks , FDA Warns

  February 1, 2019

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is warning doctors to be wary of the risks of air embolisms linked to the use of drug infusion pumps and similar devices.