Bard PowerPort Devices Named in the Lawsuits

Updated August 3, 2026. Claimants in the Bard PowerPort MDL are typically asked which Bard implanted port they had. The list below reflects the models that appear most often in plaintiff-firm intake material. The allegation runs to the catheter material shared across the line, so the exact model usually matters less than whether the device used the catheter at issue and caused a qualifying injury.

Key Takeaways

Bard implanted ports commonly named include the PowerPort, ClearVUE, SlimPort, X-Port, BardPort, PowerPort Duo MRI, and Titanium PowerPort isp

The list is from plaintiff-firm intake material, not a court exhibit or an official defect list

The allegation centers on the catheter material shared across the line, not on one port body

Your exact model is in your surgical and device records, not usually something you would recall

Bard Ports Commonly Named

Device	Note
Bard PowerPort	The base implanted port that gives the line its name.
PowerPort ClearVUE	A later PowerPort variant.
SlimPort	A lower-profile port body.
X-Port	Another Bard implanted-port model.
BardPort	An earlier Bard port line.
PowerPort Duo MRI	A dual-lumen, MRI-conditional variant.
Titanium PowerPort isp	A titanium-bodied PowerPort variant.

Why the model matters less than the catheter

Bard cleared more than a dozen PowerPort variants through the FDA's 510(k) pathway since 2006. They differ in port body, size, and features such as MRI compatibility, but the litigation is not really about the port body. It is about the catheter tube, and specifically the allegation that barium sulfate, added so the catheter shows up on X-rays, separates from the polyurethane over time and leaves the surface with fissures, pits, and cracks that can lead to fracture, migration, infection, and thrombosis. That is why claimants across several different model names are grouped in the same MDL.

For a claimant, the practical takeaway is that matching a model name to a list is not the test. The questions that matter are whether you had a Bard implanted port with the catheter at issue and whether you suffered a qualifying complication. The bellwether program is itself testing more than one catheter material, including Chronoflex polyurethane, the silicone Groshong catheter, and silicone.

How to identify your device

The specific model is recorded in your medical records rather than something most patients remember. The implanting facility usually keeps a device sticker or manufacturer card, and the operative report identifies the device placed. If the catheter fractured, migrated, or was removed, the explant or retrieval records will also identify it. Those records are what an attorney will request to confirm the device and connect it to the injury.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Bard port devices are named in the lawsuits?

Plaintiff-firm intake material commonly lists the Bard PowerPort, PowerPort ClearVUE, SlimPort, X-Port, BardPort, PowerPort Duo MRI, and Titanium PowerPort isp. This is not a court exhibit or an official list of defective models. The allegation runs to the barium-sulfate-loaded polyurethane catheter used across the line rather than to any single port body, so the exact model matters less than whether your device used the catheter at issue.

How do I find out which Bard device I had?

The specific model is recorded in your surgical and device records rather than something most patients remember. The implanting facility usually keeps a device sticker or manufacturer card, and the operative report and any explant or retrieval records identify the device. Those records are what an attorney will request to confirm the device.

Does the specific model change whether I can file?

What generally matters is whether you had a Bard implanted port with the catheter at issue and whether you had a qualifying complication such as fracture, migration, infection, or thrombosis. Because the allegation centers on the catheter material shared across the line, a case review is the way to confirm whether your specific device and injury fit, rather than matching a model name to a list.