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What is the Bard PowerPort Catheter device?
Bard PowerPort Catheter devices are commonly used for long-term intravenous therapies like chemotherapy. These catheters enable for the delivery of medicine or fluids by being placed beneath the skin and linked to a major blood artery.
According to the manufacturer, the PowerPort is faster and more convenient than conventional techniques for administering medication or drawing blood. But now there are accounts of people utilising Bard’s products and getting serious injuries. These people claim that the maker ought to have warned about any possible hazards connected to their design.
Potential Complications and Injuries with Bard PowerPort Catheter:
Lawsuits have been filed as a result of numerous difficulties and injuries reported by patients who received Bard PowerPort catheters. These issues may manifest as:
Infections
There have been instances where the installation of a Bard PowerPort catheter led to serious infections, including sepsis. These infections need to be treated right away since they have the potential to be fatal.
Device Malfunction
Bard PowerPort devices have the potential to malfunction or become dislodged, resulting in discomfort and the need for surgery to fix the problem.
Blood Clots: A blood clot surrounding the PowerPort device may form in certain patients, which could have harmful health effects, such as pulmonary embolism.
Migration
It has occasionally been reported that Bard PowerPort catheters move from the original location they were implanted, endangering surrounding organs or blood arteries.
Becton, Dickinson and Company; C.R. Bard, Inc.; Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Fractured or migrated device that may lead to: Blood clots, cardiac puncture, hemorrhage, infection, tissue death, fluid buildup around the heart, perforated organs, tissue or blood vessels
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