6 results

• Bard Port Catheter Fracture Caused Fragment Migration to Pulmonary Artery, Case Report Finds

  February 9, 2026

  Russell Maas

  A newly published case report describes a rare Bard port catheter fracture that occurred just six months after implantation, allowing a broken fragment to migrate into a patient’s pulmonary artery and requiring an additional medical procedure for removal.

• Smiths Medical Port Catheter Recall Issued Over Manufacturing Error

  March 20, 2025

  Michael Adams

  The Smiths Medical implantable port catheter’s housing can detach from the reservoir before, during or after implantation, which has resulted in at least two injuries linked to the devices.

• AngioDynamics SmartPort Lawsuit Indicates Infection Led to Port Catheter Failure, Surgical Removal

  December 13, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Minnesota woman's AngioDymanics SmartPort lawsuit indicates the chemotherapy port catheter was the cause of an infection that required the implant's removal.

• AngioDynamics Xcela Port Catheter Problems Caused Sepsis Infection, Lawsuit Claims

  October 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Defective design of the AngioDynamics port catheter allegedly caused a Georgia woman to develop sepsis, resulting in the need for surgical removal of the implant.

• Lawsuit Alleges Angiodynamics Vortex Chemo Port Catheter Broke During Removal

  September 27, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A defective design in the AngioDynamics Vortex chemo port allegedly caused the catheter to break while being removed, leaving fragments behind that cannot be removed.

• Angiodynamics LifePort Lawsuit Filed Over Risk of the Port Catheters Failing, Causing Severe Injury

  September 16, 2024

  Russell Maas

  Complaint comes as a panel of federal judges are scheduled to hear oral arguments later this month, to determine whether all AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts nationwide should be centralized before one judge.