SlimPort 0605550Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741025976), received between Feb 7, 2019 and May 19, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 7 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 19, 2026Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE LITIGATION PROCESS THAT, SOMETIME AFTER THE PORT PLACEMENT, THE PORT HAD ALLEGEDLY MIGRATED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25215122 ↗
• InjuryNov 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH THE LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME AFTER THE PORT PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THROMBOSIS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

  MAUDE report 23448389 ↗
• InjuryMay 15, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME LATER PORT PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED WITH UNSPECIFIED INFECTION. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 22024279 ↗
• InjuryMar 13, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AND TWENTY-FIVE DAYS POST FILTER PLACEMENT THE PATIENT DEVELOPED WITH BACTEREMIA. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PORT WAS REMOVED, AND NEW PORT HAS BEEN IMPLANTED. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Bacteremia

  MAUDE report 18892476 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 1, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME PORT PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED PAIN IN SHOULDER. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE REGARDING ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION OR MEDICATION TO TREAT SHOULDER PAIN. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16461137 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 5, 2022Difficult to Flush; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Flush; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIMES POST PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE ALLEGEDLY HAD A TWIST. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14011986 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 2020Component Missing; Packaging Problem; Component Missing; Packaging Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE FOR CHEMOTHERAPY, THE PACKAGING WAS ALLEGEDLY INCOMPLETE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT FEW COMPONENT WERE MISSING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11017090 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 16, 2020Material Frayed; Material Frayed

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL 0605550. IMPLANTABLE PORT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED MATERIAL FRAYED. THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM A SINGLE SOURCE. THIS EVENT DID INVOLVE PATIENT WITH NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. THE PATIENT IS (B)(6) YEARS OF AGE, THE GENDER IS FEMALE, AND THE WEIGHT IS (B)(6) KGS.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9598349 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 23, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE (1) MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL 0605550 IMPLANTED PORT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED A FLUID LEAK. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ONE SOURCE. THE MALFUNCTION INVOLVED A PATIENT WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT¿S AGE, WEIGHT, AND GENDER WERE NOT PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8819799 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 17, 2019Defective Component; Defective Component

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL 605550 PORT & CATHETER ALLEGEDLY HAD DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM A SINGLE SOURCE. THE ALLEGED MALFUNCTION INVOLVED A PATIENT WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE A (B)(6) MALE WHOSE AGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8800160 ↗
• InjuryFeb 7, 2019Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS POST PORT IMPLANT, THE PORT WAS ALLEGEDLY DIFFICULT TO INFUSE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PORT CATHETER ALLEGEDLY RUPTURED AND BROKE INTO TWO SEGMENTS. REPORTEDLY, THE DISTAL END OF THE PORT CATHETER MIGRATED INTO THE CARDIAC CAVITY AND WAS REMOVED BY INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY WITHOUT COMPLICATION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE REMAINING PORT CATHETER AND PORT BODY WERE REMOVED AT A LATER DATE. THE PATIENT STATUS POST REMOVAL PROCEDURE IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Injury

  MAUDE report 8316704 ↗