The Bard PowerPort implantable port catheter is alleged to fracture and migrate inside the body, causing serious injury. Cases against C.R. Bard and Becton Dickinson are consolidated as MDL 3081. We never sell your information.
A port catheter (like the Bard PowerPort) is implanted under the skin to deliver chemotherapy, IV medication, or nutrition without repeated needle sticks. Plaintiffs allege the PowerPort's polyurethane material can fracture, crack, or migrate, with fragments traveling through the bloodstream and causing blood clots, infections, and cardiac or vascular injury. The federal cases are consolidated as MDL 3081 before Judge David Campbell in the District of Arizona.
The alleged defect is in the material. Plaintiffs claim the PowerPort's catheter tubing, made with a polyurethane blend, is prone to cracking, fracturing, and degrading over time. When it fails, pieces can migrate through the vascular system, and the device becomes a source of blood clots, infection, and cardiac or vascular damage.
The federal cases are consolidated as MDL 3081 before Judge David Campbell in the District of Arizona. The first bellwether trial in May 2026 returned a defense verdict, but the litigation continues to grow and additional bellwether trials are scheduled, with firms still accepting new cases.
The documented basis for these claims:
The claims center on device failure and the injuries that follow.
The tubing cracks or breaks and fragments travel through the bloodstream, sometimes lodging in the heart or lungs and requiring surgical retrieval.
Tied to relaxer use: Fracture and migration are the core alleged failures in MDL 3081.
Device failure can trigger clots, including deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, which can be life-threatening.
Tied to relaxer use: Clotting is among the most serious reported complications.
Bloodstream infection (sepsis), heart rhythm problems, perforation, and vascular damage are also claimed depending on the case.
Tied to relaxer use: Severity and treatment history drive how a case is evaluated.
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An implantable port catheter placed under the skin to deliver chemotherapy, IV medications, or nutrition. The claims allege the catheter can fracture and migrate, causing serious injury.
Catheter fracture or migration, blood clots, bloodstream infection, and cardiac or vascular injury linked to the device. A port with no complications generally does not qualify.
No. The May 2026 bellwether ended in a defense verdict, but that is one representative case. The MDL continues, more bellwether trials are scheduled, and firms are still accepting new clients.
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