PowerPort, ChronoFlex 1708070Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741026652), received between Nov 2, 2018 and Mar 18, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryMar 18, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT, SOMETIME AFTER THE PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION, THROMBOSIS AND SEVERE SEPSIS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT REMAINS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Sepsis; Thrombosis/Thrombus; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 24625073 ↗
• InjuryMar 18, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT, SOMETIME AFTER THE PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED INFECTION, THROMBOSIS AND SEVERE SEPSIS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT REMAINS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Sepsis; Thrombosis/Thrombus; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 24624751 ↗
• InjurySep 10, 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 PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPED WITH THROMBOSIS. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

  MAUDE report 23013530 ↗
• InjuryNov 8, 2024Expulsion; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Expulsion; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPED INFECTION. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Pain; Skin Erosion; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 20638077 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 21, 2021Difficult to Insert; Suction Problem; Failure to Infuse; Difficult to Insert; Suction Problem; Failure to Infuse

  THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES ONE MALFUNCTION. A REVIEW OF THE REPORTED INFORMATION INDICATED THAT MODEL 1708070 IMPLANTED PORT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED DIFFICULT TO INSERT, UNABLE TO INFUSE AND ASPIRATE ISSUE. THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM ONE SOURCE. THIS MALFUNCTION DID NOT INVOLVE A PATIENT AS THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT. AGE, WEIGHT, AND GENDER WERE NOT PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 11211388 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 12, 2020Contamination; Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination; Contamination /Decontamination Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE PACKING ALLEGEDLY HAD A STRAND OF HAIR. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT CONTACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 10827912 ↗
• InjuryNov 2, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PORT SITE ALLEGEDLY PRESENTED WITH PUS UNDER THE DRESSING WITH ODOR AND REDNESS. THERE PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Erythema; Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 8035235 ↗