# Bard PowerPort catheter fracture

> Implanted port systems alleged to fracture or embolize, causing vascular injury.

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**Last updated:** 2026-06-11

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Totally implantable vascular access ports deliver chemotherapy and other infusions. Litigation alleges catheter material defects leading to breakage or thrombosis.

Device model and lot information, when captured at implant, strengthens identification.

Interventional radiology and vascular surgery records document acute complications.

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*Educational injury overview. Not medical advice.*