45 results

• 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 Lawsuit Claims Xcela Port Catheter Caused Acute Embolism

  March 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An Xcela port catheter lawsuit claims that the AngioDynamics device caused an acute embolism, leading to the need for surgical removal.

• E. Coli Infection Was Caused by AngioDynamics SmartPort Port Catheter, Lawsuit Alleges

  March 3, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  An AngioDynamics SmartPort lawsuit claims the chemo port was defectively designed and linked to an E. Coli infection that left a Florida woman hospitalized for days.

• AngioDynamics Seeks to Have Many Chemo Port Lawsuits Dismissed, Arguing Lawsuits Were Filed Too Long After Implant Failed

  February 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of AngioDynamics chemo port catheters wants half of the claims dismissed, alleging that they were filed after state statute of limitations deadlines.

• AngioDynamics Vortex Port Lawsuit Filed Over Infection, Need for Surgical Removal

  February 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The AngioDynamics Vortex port lawsuit claims the manufacturer failed to act on numerous reports of implant infections, migrations and failures linked to its line of port catheter products.

• New Port Catheter Lawsuits Against AngioDynamics Can Now Be Directly Filed in Federal MDL

  January 31, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has approved the direct filing of AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern California, where the litigation has been centralized for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings.

• AngioDynamics Xcela Port Catheter Lawsuit Filed Over Infection, Need for Implant Removal

  January 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman has filed an AngioDynamics Xcela port catheter lawsuit after the device caused her to develop an infection and needed to be surgically removed.

• New Catheter Materials Fail To Prevent Infections, Complications: Study

  January 21, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Australian researchers say they found no significant improvements for preventing infections, blood clots and device failures when using newer catheter materials compared to traditional polyurethane.

• AngioDynamics Vaxcel Port Lawsuit Filed After Catheter Fractured in Patient’s Body

  January 6, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawsuit claims AngioDynamics knew there were fracture problems and risks from its Vaxcel product for years, but failed to change the chemo port’s construction or provide adequate warnings to the medical community or patients.

• AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawyers Seek Leadership Roles in MDL

  December 17, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A proposal has been submitted for a group of 12 lawyers involved in AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits to serve in various leadership positions in the litigation, which involves dozens of claims that the implants were defectively designed, leading to fractures, migration and infections.