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Bard PowerPort

OpenACTIVE
MDL 3081Device
3,044+
Total Cases

Causation

Plaintiffs allege Bard PowerPort implantable venous access devices are defectively designed, with catheters prone to fracture, migration, and thrombosis. Device failures have resulted in pulmonary embolism, cardiac perforation, and death. FDA MAUDE database shows hundreds of adverse event reports.

Defendants

EntityRoleNote
C.R. Bard / BDManufacturerBard PowerPort — primary defendant
Becton Dickinson (BD)Parent CompanyAcquired Bard in 2017

Litigation Timeline

2020-2022
FDA MAUDE reports accumulate — device failure pattern
Feb 2, 2026
Plaintiff Miller dies — July bellwether uncertain
Apr 21, 2026
Cook bellwether trial begins (catheter infection)
Jul 7, 2026
Second bellwether trial (status under review)

Intelligence Signals

CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Little Grape Land Recalls Nursing Pillows Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Suffocation; Violate Mandatory Standards for Nursing Pillows and Infant Support Cushions

. The recalled nursing pillows advertised for infant feeding and tummy time violate the mandatory safety standards for nursing pillows?and infant support cushions?because they can obstruct an infant's breathing, posing a serious risk of injury or death from suffocation.

4d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Bicycle Helmets Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Head Injury; Violates Mandatory Standard for Bicycle Helmets; Sold on Amazon by Gudook Outdoor Sports

. The recalled helmets violate the mandatory safety standard for?bicycle helmets?because the helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation and certification requirements. The helmets can fail to protect the user in the event of a crash, posing a serious risk of injury or death due to head injury.

4d ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Distraction-Based Interventions During Implanted Venous Port Catheter Needle Entry: Virtual Reality Application

Status: COMPLETED. Phase: NA. Conditions: Cancer. Sponsor: Uludag University. Interventions: virtual reality app

35mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Experience of PLUVICTO (PSMA-617 Labelled With Lutetium-177) Administration on Totally Implantable Venous Access Port (TIVAP)

Status: COMPLETED. Phase: N/A. Conditions: Administration of Therapy. Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France. Interventions: to measure the residual activity on the Totally Implantable Venous Access Port

12mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Missry Associates Recalls Misco Sports Light-Up Racket Sets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toys

. The racket sets violate the mandatory standard for toys because the screw on the racket used to secure the battery compartment does not remain attached when opened, and the button cell batteries in the shuttlecock can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.

11d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
MiniWarGaming and Primal Horizon Disc Magnets Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Magnets; Imported by MiniWarGaming

. The magnets violate the mandatory safety standard for magnets because the high-powered magnets fit within CPSC's small parts cylinder and are stronger than permitted, posing a deadly ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.

11d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Lithium Coin Batteries Recalled Due to Battery Ingestion; Violates Federal Statute for Child-Resistant Packaging of Coin Batteries; Imported by Proudly American Store, of Canada

. The recalled coin batteries are not in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

11d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Giantex Recalls Giantex and Costway Portable Steam Saunas Due to Burn Hazard

. The sauna's steam diffuser can be positioned too close to a consumer's body, allowing hot steam to come in contact with user, posing a burn hazard.

11d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Resistance Bands Recalled Due to Serious Injury from Impact Hazard; Imported by HomeProGym

. The recalled resistance bands can forcefully separate from the handle during use, posing a risk of serious injury from impact hazard.

18d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
PandaEar Recalls Portable Hook-On Chairs Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall Hazard; Violates Mandatory Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs

. The recalled portable hook-on chairs violate the mandatory standard for portable hook-on chairs because the crotch restraints can be removed without the use of a tool and infants can fall through an opening, posing a deadly fall hazard.

18d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Orb Funkee Squeeze Toys Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Asbestos Exposure; Imported by The Orb Factory

. The recalled Orb Funkee squeeze toys may contain fibrous tremolite (asbestos) in the sand, which can cause adverse health issues if inhaled.

18d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
ABC Trading Recalls WSDZ Light-up Glasses Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Consumer Products with Button Cell Batteries

. The recalled glasses violate the mandatory standard for consumer products with button cell and coin batteries because the button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard.?Additionally, the packaging and product do not have the warnings required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

18d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Missry Associates Recalls Misco Sports Badminton Toy Sets Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys

. The Misco Sports Badminton Toy Sets violate the mandatory safety standard for children's toys because the shuttlecocks contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns and deaths.

25d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Lithium Coin Batteries Recalled Due?to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violates Federal Statute for Child-Resistant Packaging of Coin Batteries; Imported and Sold on Amazon by LiCB

Guangzhou Lichengbei Battery Technology Co., Ltd., dba LiCB, of China. The recalled coin batteries are not in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels required under?Reese's Law.?When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.

25d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Generac Power Systems Expands Recall of Generac and DR Power Electric Start Pressure Washers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Carbon Monoxide Hazard; Includes Additional Models

Generac Power Systems Inc., of Waukesha, Wisconsin. The electronic start/stop button on the pressure washer can malfunction and self-start, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to carbon monoxide poisoning, if the unit is in a confined space.

25d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Cosyland Children's Tower Stools Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury and Death from Entrapment and Fall Hazards; Imported by Cosyland Official

. The recalled tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use, and a child's torso can fit through the openings on the front and back sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards.

25d ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Svnntaa Bed Rails Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment and Asphyxiation Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails; Sold on Amazon by Eokeanon

. The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails because users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, posing a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. The bed rails do not meet structural stability or retention strap requirements, posing a fall hazard. Furthermore, the bed rails' push pins and push pin holes are incorrectly sized, posing a laceration hazard.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Analemma Water Bottles Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Laceration and Ingestion Hazards; Imported by New Earth Technologies d.o.o.

. The recalled water bottle's inner glass liner can break, posing a risk of serious injury or death from laceration and ingestion hazards.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Allura Imports Recalls Youth Sweatshirts with Bobcat Logo and Drawstrings Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Strangulation Hazard; Violates Federal Regulations for Children's Upper Outerwear

. The drawstrings in the recalled clothing can get caught on objects and cause death or serious injury to children from strangulation. The sweatshirts are in violation of the federal regulations for children's upper outerwear and present a substantial product hazard.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
SNOOZ Recalls Electrical Fans Due to Fire Hazard

. The power connector inside the fan can corrode and cause the fan to overheat, posing a risk of fire.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
SCUBAPRO Recalls Monorail Weight Pockets for Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Drowning

. The D-ring handle that is used to unlock the weight pocket from the Buoyancy Compensator Device (BCD) can detach during use. If this happens, the user will not be able to remove the weight pocket in an emergency, in order to rise to the surface, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a drowning hazard.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
BISSELL Recalls Over One Million Steam Shot OmniReach Steam Cleaners Due to Risk of Serious Burn Hazard from Attachments

. The recalled steam cleaners' attachments can unexpectedly detach from the steam cleaners and expel hot water or steam onto users during use, posing a serious burn hazard.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Mini Round Toddler Trampolines Recalled Due to Strangulation Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death; Manufactured by SEGMART

Shenzhen Segmart Technology Electronics Co., Ltd., of China. Young children can become entangled in the straps of the hammock, punching bag and hand ring accessories, posing a strangulation hazard, which can result in serious injury or death.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
ATOYUS Children's Activity Cubes Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Choking Hazard; Violate Small Parts Ban and Mandatory Standard for Toys; Sold on Amazon by Melofaver US

. The recalled toys violate the small parts ban because the toys are intended for children under three and the toys' xylophone screws and clock hands can detach. In addition, the toys violate the mandatory safety standard for children's toys because the mallets have spherical ends, posing a choking hazard.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
American Honda Motor Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death Due to Crash Hazard

. The handlebar's clamp can unexpectedly cause the handlebar to rotate, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to a crash hazard.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Alliance Chemical Recalls 1-K Kerosene Heater Fluid Containers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Flash Fire, Burn and Child Poisoning; Violates Mandatory Standards for Portable Fuel Containers

Alliance Chemical, of Taylor, Texas. The pre-filled fuel containers violate the mandatory safety standards for portable fuel containers because they lack flame mitigation devices required under the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act, posing a deadly risk of flash fire. In addition, the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act requires all closures on portable kerosene fuel containers to be child-resistant. The container is not child-resistant, posing a risk of burn and poisoning to children.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Adult Portable Bed Rails Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment and Asphyxiation; Violate Mandatory Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails; Imported by Hepo Care Medical Equipment Online

Mobility Source Medical Technology Co., Ltd. of China. The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails because users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, posing a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. The bed rails also do not meet structural stability or retention strap requirements, posing a fall hazard. The bed rails' push pins and push pin holes are incorrectly sized, posing a

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Acer America Corporation Recalls Two-Wheeled Folding Electric Due to Risk of Injury from Fall Hazard

. A loose screw can cause the front tube to fold down unexpectedly, posing a risk of injury from a fall hazard.

1mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
5-Drawer Dressers Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards; Violates Mandatory Standard for Clothing Storage Units; Imported by UHOMEPRO

. The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risks of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standard as required by the STURDY Act.

1mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Enteral Versus Parenteral Nutrition in the Conservative Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Fistula After Surgery: a Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel-group, Open Label

Status: TERMINATED. Phase: NA. Conditions: Gastrointestinal Fistula, Enteral Nutritional Support. Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille. Interventions: Enteral nutrition, Parenteral nutrition

85mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Pre-operative Interventional Paramedical Consultation: What About the Implantable Device?

Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Conditions: Anxiety, Paramedical Consultation. Sponsor: University Hospital, Grenoble. Interventions: Paramedical consultation

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ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Accuracy and Clinical Applicability of a Chest X-Ray-Based External Measurement Method for Optimal Catheter Tip Positioning in Totally Implantable Venous Access Port Placement

Status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Conditions: Vascular Access Device, Catherization. Sponsor: Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization. Interventions: Chest X-Ray-Based External Measurement Method

1mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
A Phase II Study of Intraperitoneal and Intravenous Paclitaxel Chemotherapy With Oral Capecitabine for Gastric Adenocarcinoma With Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Status: TERMINATED. Phase: PHASE2. Conditions: Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Cancer, Esophagogastric Junction. Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI). Interventions: Paclitaxel, Capecitabine, BardPort Titanium Implanted Port with Peritoneal Catheter

73mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
The Effect of Different Animal Interventions on Procedural Pain and Anxiety Levels Due to Implantable Venous Port Catheter Needle Introduction in Patients Receiving Palliative Care: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

Status: COMPLETED. Phase: NA. Conditions: Pain, Anxiety. Sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University. Interventions: Sultan Parrot Therapy (Pet Therapy), Betta Fish Therapy (Pet Therapy), Red-Eared Slider Turtle Therapy (Pet Therapy)

23mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
A Single-Arm Phase II Study of Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Chemotherapy With Floxuridine and Dexamethasone in Combination With Systemic Chemotherapy for Patients With Colorectal Cancer Metastatic to the Liver

Status: COMPLETED. Phase: PHASE2. Conditions: Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases, Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI). Interventions: Codman 3000 constant flow pump catheter, Panitumumab, FUDR-Dex

84mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
A Prospective, Open-Label Clinical Study of FOLFOX-HAIC Combined With Donafenib and Pucotenlimab as First-Line Treatment for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: PHASE2. Conditions: Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc), Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy. Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University. Interventions: hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC), Donafenib, Pucotenlimab

4mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
An Open Label, Single Cohort Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Nusinersen (BIIB058) Administered Via the ThecaFlex DRx™ System (PIERRE-PK)

Status: RECRUITING. Phase: PHASE1. Conditions: Muscular Atrophy, Spinal. Sponsor: Biogen. Interventions: Nusinersen, ThecaFlex DRx System

16mo ago
ClinicalTrials.govclinical trialBard PowerPort
Safety and Performance of the ThecaFlex DRx™ System Port and Catheter for Chronic Intrathecal Access, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Aspiration, and DElivery of Nusinersen in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Patients Resistant to Lumbar PunctuRE Trial (PIERRE)

Status: RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Conditions: Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spine Deformity, Scoliosis. Sponsor: Alcyone Therapeutics, Inc. Interventions: ThecaFlex DRx System

30mo ago
SEC EDGARfinancialBard PowerPort
— (2026-04-02)

10-Q

2mo ago
SEC EDGARfinancialBard PowerPort
— (2026-03-27)

10-K

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Surveying Accessories Cheaper Recalls Board Games Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Magnet Ingestion; Violates Mandatory Standard for Toys

. The recalled board games violate the mandatory standard for toys because the magnetic game pieces contain loose high-powered magnets, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death.

3mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Evajoy Above-Ground Pools 48 Inches and Taller Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard; Manufactured by Shenzhen Danya Tech

Shenzhen Danya Tech Co., Ltd. d/b/a Evajoy, of China. The compression strap that surrounds the outside of the pool legs may create a foothold, allowing a child access to the pool, posing a drowning risk.

3mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Dupray USA Recalls Neat Steam Cleaners Due to Risk of Burn Hazards or Serious Injury

. The steam cleaner's boiler can rupture if it is overfilled, corroded and the pressure release valve malfunctions, posing risk of burn hazards or serious injury to users or bystanders.

3mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Andersen Windows Recalls Window Opening Control Devices Sold as Kits or Installed on 100 Series Casement Windows Due to Fall and Serious Injury Hazards

. The window opening control devices can break or detach after accidental or other impact, allowing the window to be opened, posing fall and serious injury hazards.

3mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Wagner Spray Tech Recalls 900 Series Power Steamers Due to Burn Hazard

. The attached hose can get excessively hot and the nozzle/gun can expel hot water during use and after the trigger is engaged, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
FUNTOK Ride-On Trucks Recalled Due to Fire and Burn Hazards; Risk of Serious Injury or Death; Imported by Shenzhen Luobei Trading

. The truck's circuit board can overheat and ignite, posing fire and burn hazards.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
4our Kiddies Tip Restraint Kits Recalled Due to Tip-Over Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury and Death

. The recalled plastic tip restraint kits (also referred to as furniture straps) can break or degrade, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in serious injuries or death to children or elderly consumers interacting with furniture that is secured to the wall with the defective plastic tip restraints. This is a hidden defect because consumers who purchase and install this product may be under a false sense of security that their furniture is safe from a tip-over incident.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
Sangohe Reannounces and Expands Adult Portable Bed Rails Recall Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment and Asphyxiation; Violates Mandatory Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails

Zhongshan KDB Health Solutions Co., Ltd., of China. The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails because users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, posing a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. In addition, the bed rails do not bear the required warning labels.

2mo ago
CPSCrecallBard PowerPort
ELENKER Portable Bed Rails Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment and Asphyxiation; Violates Mandatory Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails; Sold on Amazon by Fuzhou Shiahaha Cultural Industry Development

. The recalled bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails because when the bed rails are attached to a bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress, posing a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. In addition, the bed rails do not bear the required hazard warning labels.

2mo ago
Federal RegisterregulatoryBard PowerPort
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Rates; Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization

This final rule revises the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; makes changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; updates the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); updates and makes changes to requirements for certain quality prog

10mo ago

Key Facts

Status
active

Geographic Exposure

·D. Ariz. (MDL 3081, Judge Campbell)
·Nationwide filing

Eligibility Criteria

  • Had a Bard PowerPort catheter implanted
  • Experienced catheter fracture, migration, or failure
  • Required surgical removal or emergency intervention
  • Suffered infection, embolism, or other complications

Filing Velocity (7W)

7w agoThis week