PowerPort 1759601Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741026867), received between Apr 26, 2023 and Nov 29, 2024 — classified as 1 death, 3 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 reports).

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 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryNov 29, 2024Fracture; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Migration; Fracture; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT, THE PORT ALLEGEDLY DEVELOPED WITH CATHETER FRACTURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20810674 ↗
• InjuryNov 27, 2024Fracture; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Migration; Fracture; Difficult to Remove; Material Separation; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR, NINE MONTHS AND SEVEN DAYS LATER PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER ALLEGEDLY FRACTURED AND THE CATHETER FRAGMENT MIGRATED TO LUNG. THE CATHETER FRAGMENT WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED BECAUSE IT HAD TRAVELLED TO PATIENT'S PULMONARY ARTERY. THE PATIENT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, WHERE MULTIPLE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO RETRIEVE THE CATHETER FRAGMENT THROUGH GROIN. ONE DAY LATER, ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES WERE CARRIED AND THE CATHETER FRAGMENT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT'S PULMONARY ARTERY VIA GROIN. HOWEVER, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

  MAUDE report 20794668 ↗
• InjurySep 17, 2024Fracture; Material Separation; Migration; Fracture; Material Separation; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THROUGH LITIGATION PROCESS THAT SOMETIME LATER POST A PORT PLACEMENT FOR CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, THE PORT CATHETER ALLEGEDLY HAD FRACTURED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE FRACTURED CATHETER MIGRATED INTO THE RIGHT VENTRICLE. REPORTEDLY, THE PORT WAS REMOVED AND FRACTURED CATHETER REMAINS IN PATIENT. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 20234833 ↗
• DeathApr 26, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPIRED WHILE USING A PORT DEVICE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THE PATIENTS CAUSE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 16813388 ↗