Vital-Port G50860Recalls & reported problems
Cook Incorporated · Vital-Port Vascular Access System, Petite Titanium 6.5 Fr · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Vital-Port (11)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00827002508606), received between Nov 30, 2017 and Nov 30, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 30, 2017Fracture; Fracture
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT A PORT OF THE VITAL-PORT DETACHED SILICONE CATHETER HAD FRACTURED AND WAS NOT WORKING. WHEN THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE DEVICE, IT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN PIECES. THE PORT WAS REMOVED IN THE OPERATING ROOM, BUT THE PATIENT WAS LATER TAKEN TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY TO HAVE THE CATHETER REMOVED UNDER FLUOROSCOPY. THE PORT WAS PLACED ON (B)(6) 2017 AND REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE DEVICE IS REPORTEDLY AVAILABLE FOR RETURN; HOWEVER, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, NO DEVICE HAS YET BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7072142 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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