Bard Access Systems, Inc. makes PowerPort, an implantable port catheter device. Medical staff can use the port to conveniently access a patient’s veins to administer medication and fluids. The PowerPort, however, can cause problems. Patients implanted with this device may have a higher risk of developing complications, or risk of being injured by the catheter when it fails.
Our law firm is investigating PowerPort lawsuits for anyone who developed complications or was injured by catheter failure.
Anyone who has been injured by the defect that caused the device to fracture or crack might be entitled to compensation for related injuries.
The Bard PowerPort is alleged to be defective for its high risk of catheter fracture, which can trigger infection and cause the device to migrate inside the body.
Contact our law firm for a free legal consultation if you have been injured by the Bard PowerPort device. We have brought substantial financial compensation to thousands of clients in multiple medical device cases.
The Bard PowerPort is a special implanted port device designed to withstand higher injection pressures compared with a normal port. Bard promotes it as ideal for injecting fluids which require rapid injection. The company says the device allows medical personnel to easily access a patient’s bloodstream for medicinal injections.
Medical personnel must utilize a special needle – the PowerLoc needle – to reach the bloodstream via the PowerPort. The needle delivers medicine and fluids to the patient, and it can also draw blood samples.
Serious injuries can result from different PowerPort complications. A fractured catheter can cause significant internal damage, as broken catheter pieces can circulate in a patient’s bloodstream.
In all cases, there is a high possibility of requiring emergency surgery to remove any fractured pieces and properly treat all affected organs.
Lacerations to blood vessels
An infection caused by a catheter can lead to serious consequences, because the immune system can struggle with pathogens that reside in a catheter. Left untreated, a catheter infection can trigger several serious, potentially life-threatening problems.
Catheter Infection Injuries include 1) infections of the bloodstream, 2) swelling, tenderness, soreness at the PowerPort site, 3) necrosis of tissues around the PowerPort.
Our experienced medical device attorneys stand ready to fight for anyone injured by a Bard PowerPort catheter. In the event that we are unable to negotiate a settlement with medical device defendants, we have set the legal industry standard for years in taking such cases to court should the need arise.
There is no cost up front for any client of ours. The only thing a client risks with us is the time it takes to speak with us on the phone, answer our inquiries, fill out necessary legal paperwork, and perhaps help us gather evidence, per above, for the case. Call 888-558-5842, or email us now for your free legal consultation.
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