SMART PORT CT
Report
- Report Number
- 1319211-2026-00096
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 8, 2026
- Date of Event
- June 21, 2023
- Report Date
- April 29, 2026
- Manufacturer
- ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.
- Product Code
- LJT
- UDI-DI
- 15051684018005
- PMA / PMN Number
- K062414
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 003
Narratives
THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE EVENT IS CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE SENT VIA A FOLLOW UP MEDWATCH. REFERENCE (B)(4)
PRIOR TO 2021, PLAINTIFF WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME, A FORM OF BLOOD CANCER. THE TREATMENT FOR PLAINTIFFS' CANCER INCLUDED CHEMOTHERAPY. IN ORDER TO ADMINISTER THE CHEMOTHERAPY MEDICATIONS TO PLAINTIFF, HER PHYSICIANS HAD A PORT-A-CATHETER PLACED IN HER. ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2021, PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT PLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: ANGIODYNAMICS' "SMARTPORT", IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING: MODEL NUMBER: CT75STSD, LOT NUMBER: 5723799, MANUFACTURER: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. 26 FOREST STREET, MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752, FOR THE PURPOSES OF PLAINTIFFS CHEMOTHERAPY AT (B)(6). SUBSEQUENT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SMARTPORT, THE PLAINTIFF WAS CAUSED TO DEVELOP AN INFECTION, IDENTIFIED AS BACTEREMIA / SEPSIS, WHICH UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, WAS CAUSED BY THE PORT CATHETER DEVICE. THE PLAINTIFF UNDERWENT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INFECTION. AS PART OF THIS MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE INFECTION, PLAINTIFF WAS ADMITTED TO (B)(6) FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES CENTER ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2023, FOR TREATMENT OF BACTEREMIA/SEPSIS WHICH, UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF, WAS CAUSED BY THE PORT CATHETER DEVICE. AS FURTHER TREATMENT FOR THE INFECTIONS, ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2023, THE PORT CATHETER WAS REMOVED ENTIRELY AT (B)(6) FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES CENTER.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90545 | SMART PORT CT | PORT & CATHETER, IMPLANTED, SUBCUTANEOUS, INTRAVASCULAR | LJT | ANGIODYNAMICS, INC. | H787CT75STSD0 | 5723799 | 15051684018005 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Required Intervention| H| L| O |