A global medical technology company says it made the best decision for consumer safety when choosing not to put antimicrobial ...

Retrospective studies suggest that it may be safe to extend the maintenance flushing interval of implanted ports from once every month, as recommended by the manufacturer, to once every 3 months, but ...

A chemotherapy (chemo) port is a small device implanted just under the skin in the chest. It’s usually placed on the right side, near a major vein called the vena cava, and is used to administer ...

A study conducted during COVID-19 pandemic explored the effects of extending the intervals between implanted vascular access port flushing.

Care teams often implant a chemo port into patients with cancer to provide easy access for blood draws and to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy and antibiotics. Here, as part of its Heal at Home ...

The trial, which began on April 21, is the first of about 3,000 cases in multidistrict litigation alleging Bard's PowerPort ...

Global medical technology company C.R. Bard says it wasn’t responsible for plaintiff Robert Cook’s port catheter infection ...