If you or a loved one were injured or suffered complications from a Bard PowerPort port catheter, you may be entitled to compensation from a Bard PowerPort lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of medical device injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential Bard port catheter lawsuit and settlement cases of individuals who claim to have suffered injuries or complications from a Bard PowerPort catheter or other port catheter implant device.
Bard PowerPort is a brand of port catheter (a/k/a as a totally implantable vascular access device or TIVAD, an implanted port, chemo port, or port-a-cath) that is surgically implanted under the skin in the chest, arm or abdomen of a patient to allow for repeated, direct and easy access to the circulatory system (i.e., bloodstream) for the delivery of medication, intravenous fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, and blood products. Port catheters are typically used to treat patients suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer (i.e., chemo ports or ports for chemotherapy), kidney failure, Crohn’s or inflammatory bowel disease/IBD.
Unfortuntely, certain implantable port catheters may have high rates of device failure or malfunction, leading to potential breakage, cracking, fissuring, pitting, fracturing, leaking or migration of the port catheter which may increase the risk of life-threatening complications, including infection, blood clots, hemorrhage, cardiac arrhythmia, perforations of tissue, vessels and organs, vascular damage and organ damage and need for additional surgeries to remove the port catheter, among others.
Bard Port Catheter Injury Lawsuit Cases
Bard port catheter injury lawsuit cases and settlement claims potentially being investigated include claims of patients who had a Bard port catheter surgically implanted and subsequently suffered serious injuries or complications from the port catheter implant, including:
- Blood clots
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Pulmonary embolism (PE)
- Heart attack
- Stroke
- Hemorrhage
- Bleeding injuries
- Cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- Cardiac tamponade (pericardial tamponade)
- Fluid buildup on the heart
- Sepsis (bloodstream infection)
- Septic shock
- Persistent/severe pain
- Perforation of tissues
- Perforation of blood vessels
- Perforation of organs
- Organ failure or dysfunction
- Necrosis (death of tissue)
- Death
- Catheter failure
- Need for surgery to remove port catheter
- Other port catheter injury or complication
Bard PowerPort Lawsuit Cases & Settlement Claims
Bard PowerPort lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who suffered serious injuries or complications from a Bard PowerPort or other port catheter, including:
- PowerPort ClearVUE isp Implantable Port
- PowerPort ClearVUE Slim Implantable Port
- PowerPort isp M.R.I. Implantable Port
- PowerPort M.R.I. Implantable Port
- PowerPort duo MRI Implantable Port
- PowerPort isp Implantable Port
- PowerPort Implantable Port
- Bard SlimPort Implanted Ports
- Bard Powerflow Implanted Ports
- Bard X-Port Implanted Ports
- Other port catheter lawsuit cases
Bard PowerPort port catheter injury lawsuits filed in federal district courts were consolidated and/or transferred into a multi district litigation or MDL for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings, styled as In re: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3081, U.S. Dist. Court for the Dist. of Arizona (Judge David G. Campbell).
The Bard port catheter injury lawsuits allege, among other things, that defendants manufactured the catheter component (i.e., the Chronoflex Catheter) of the Bard PowerPort with a concentration of barium sulfate (an inorganic compound which is visible in certain radiologic contrast studies) that was too high, which allegedly can reduce the material integrity of the port catheter, potentially resulting in fracture, degradation, fissures, cracking or migration of the catheter tubing.
According to Bard port catheter lawsuit complaints, patients who had Bard PowerPort catheters surgically implanted may be at an increased risk of suffering life threatening injuries, including but not limited to: hemorrhage, thromboembolism, infection/sepsis, cardiac arrhythmia, severe and persistent pain, and perforations of tissue, vessels and organs, or the need for surgery to remove the device.
Defendants in the Bard PowerPort lawsuits have included Becton, Dickinson & Co., C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Access Systems, Inc.
TIVAD Port Catheter Complications: Port Catheter Fracture, Migration, Infection, & Removal Surgery
The Bard PowerPort consists of three main components: a PowerPort Implantable injection port (i.e., a small plastic/metal disc-shaped reservoir compartment), a septum (i.e., a raised center self-sealing silicone bubble for needle insertion) and a catheter (i.e., a thin, soft, flexible polyurethane/plastic tube that connects the port directly to a central vein that takes blood to the heart). When a special needle (PowerLoc) is placed in the septum, it creates “access” to the bloodstream.
If a port catheter becomes dislodged and moves to a different location in the body (catheter migration), it can potentially lead to organ damage, infection, obstruction of blood flow and catheter failure (i.e., catheter fails to provide intended treatment). If a port catheter breaks or fractures (catheter fracture), small pieces of plastic can travel throughout the body, potentially leading to damage to blood vessels, tissues and organs.
If the surface of a port catheter develops fissures, pits or cracks, it can potentially lead to the collection microbes and/or fungi, increasing the risk of infection and sepsis (catheter infection). In some cases, surgery may be required to remove the port catheter or pieces of it.
Time Is Limited To File A Port Catheter Lawsuit
Deadlines called statutes of limitation and statutes of repose may limit the amount of time that individuals have to file a port catheter lawsuit to try to recover compensation for injuries they claimed to have suffered after having the port catheter implanted.
This means that if a port catheter lawsuit case is not filed before the applicable time limit or deadline, the claimant may be prohibited from ever pursuing litigation or taking legal action regarding the port catheter injury claim. That is why it is important to connect with a port catheter injury lawyer or attorney as soon as possible.
If you or a loved one were injured or suffered complications from a Bard port catheter, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Bard port catheter lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact a medical device injury lawyer to request a free case review.
*If you or a loved one are experiencing health issues, side effects or complications from a medical device or healthcare product, we urge you to promptly consult with your doctor or physician for an evaluation.
**The listing of a company (e.g., Becton, Dickinson & Co., C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Access Systems, Inc., etc.) or product (e.g., Bard PowerPort port catheter, etc.) is not meant to state or imply that the company acted illegally or improperly or that the product is unsafe or defective; rather only that an investigation may be, is or was being conducted to determine whether legal rights have been violated.
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