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There’s an active port catheter lawsuit for devices that remain on the market, leaving some individuals falsely believing the Bard PowerPort™ is safe. Healthcare providers use port catheter devices to expedite IV therapy, chemotherapy, blood transfusions, and similar procedures, but far too many patients are now realizing how unsafe a PowerPort™ can be.
The company has ignored years of adverse event reports, allowing its medical devices, known as BardPort implanted ports, to continue causing complications beyond the disclosed side effects, including severe injuries, infections, and in some cases, death.
The pending lawsuits cite several defects in Bard’s implantable devices that increase users’ risks of serious complications. If you or a loved one has used or is using implantable catheter ports manufactured by Bard or any of its subsidiaries, you should be aware of the device’s potential for harm and your legal options.
The Dangers of Defective BardPorts
The material Bard used for its catheter devices includes a mixture of polyurethane plastic and barium sulfate. When barium sulfate is not integrated correctly into plastic materials, the finished product is susceptible to cracking and fracturing. After implantation, patients experience complications when the defective plastic fails. Bard’s device marketing and instructions never adequately warned medical professionals and patients of these potential device flaws, even though Bard received countless reports confirming there were issues.
Here are two major issues with Bard’s PowerPort™ implanted ports:
Migration Injuries From PowerPort™ Devices
Because of their defective composition, Bard’s PowerPort™ catheters degrade faster than typical devices, expediting migration risks. When a BardPort implanted port dislodges, essential medications or fluids are diverted. This compromised functionality causes several side effects that exacerbate medical conditions the device is meant to help with. The migration also causes serious harm by perforating organs and damaging tissue as it travels the vascular system.
After the catheter migrates, the original insertion site may also be susceptible to infection, and areas along the device’s path may also be compromised. The side effects suffered by BardPort users who contract infections aren’t superficial. These serious blood infections are life-threatening in certain patients. Another complication of catheter migration is sepsis, which disrupts blood flow to organs and causes long-term, and sometimes fatal, complications.
Fracture Injuries From PowerPort™ Devices
The port catheter lawsuit alleges that the PowerPort™ device fractures, cracks, and fissures. Pieces of the catheter tubing can break off and travel through the vascular system, migrating and damaging vital organs and tissue. When small pieces of port plastic enter the bloodstream, several injuries can occur. The fragments damage vessel walls, triggering blood clots, and these pieces can also lodge in the lungs, heart, or brain, leading to severe medical complications, including thrombosis.
Harm Caused by Irresponsible Manufacturers
Questioning the safety of Bard PowerPort™ catheters goes beyond inquiring about the defective materials used in production. We should also scrutinize the manufacturer’s actions to understand their disregard for public safety. Bard’s negligence includes faulty manufacturing, concealing adverse event reports, and refusing to recall the defective ports. Their pattern of negligent behavior continues as they deny their role while defending the port catheter lawsuits, avoiding responsibility yet again.
The Bard PowerPort™ Catheter Lawsuit
It’s no longer debatable whether a PowerPort™ is defective. Defective products like BardPorts are unsafe, and hundreds of individuals filing lawsuits against the company for severe infections and life-changing injuries confirms this. Anyone who is or has been affected by serious complications from a catheter made by Bard has legal options to hold the manufacturer responsible.
Bell Legal Group is here to help—please tell us your story! We’ll confirm your eligibility to file a lawsuit against Bard and determine the next steps to get you on the path to recovery.