Texas AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawyer

Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against AngioDynamics by people who were injured by port catheter devices, including many cancer patients who were injured by chemotherapy ports.

Need a Texas AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you were injured by an AngioDynamics Port Catheter, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.

What is the Problem?

Lawsuits have been filed against AngioDynamics and Navilyst Medical by people who were injured when their port catheter caused severe complications, or had to be surgically removed when it broke, leaked, punctured organs or blood vessels, or caused life-threatening injuries.

AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuits Centralized in MDL

In February 2025, dozens of AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawsuits were consolidated into a single federal court, under one judge, for pre-trial proceedings, in Multi-District Litigation (MDL No. 3125).

The MDL is located in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (San Diego) under U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta: IN RE: AngioDynamics, Inc., and Navilyst Medical, Inc., Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation.

How Many Lawsuits Have Been Filed?

When the MDL was established, there were about 90 lawsuits filed in state courts nationwide against AngioDynamics and Navilyst Medical.

Those lawsuits (along with future lawsuits) will be transferred to the MDL in California. All of the lawsuits share important factual questions, so judges consolidated the litigation in a MDL because it is more efficient and cost-effective than having lawsuits spread out nationwide.

What Do Lawsuits Allege?

AngioDynamics and Navilyst are accused of failing to warn the public about potential safety risks from port catheter devices, and failing to recall devices that they knew (or should have known) were unsafe.

Port Catheter Lawsuits Claim Catheter is Defective

Lawsuits specifically claim that the catheter is defective because it was manufactured with an “excessive concentration of barium sulfate, causing the material to degrade and the surface of the catheter to pit or crack. As a result, plaintiffs contend, the catheters are prone to fracture and to collect fibrinous blood products, which causes perforation, infections, and blood clots, among other injuries.”

What is the Safety Risk?

• Death
• Catheter fracture
• Perforations
• Infection
• Blood clots
• Heart problems
• Pain
• Needing another surgery or additional medical procedures
• And more

Types of AngioDynamics Port Catheters

AngioDynamics and its subsidiary Navilyst Medical sell a variety of implantable venous port catheters, for example:

• AngioDynamics Smart Ports
• Xcela Port Catheter
• Xcela Plus Power Injectable Port Catheter
• Vortex Ports
• Vortex Dual Port (also called “Implanted Double Lumen Vortex Port”)
• BioFlo Ports
• SmartPort Power-Injectable Ports
• Navilyst PowerPort
• Navilyst Vaxcel Implantable Ports

What Are Port Catheters?

AngioDynamics manufactures a variety of implantable port catheters. These devices are used for long-term venous access. They allow patients to avoid repeated needle-sticks for medical treatments like chemotherapy, blood draws, IV fluids, blood transfusions, and more.

Implantable port catheter devices are also called Totally Implanted Venous Access Devices (TIVAD). They are implanted completely inside the patient’s body, with a port just under the patient’s skin where the needle is injected, and a long flexible tube called a catheter that delivers fluids to a large vein.

Hundreds of Lawsuits Have Been Filed Nationwide

Hundreds of port catheter lawsuits have been filed nationwide against several manufacturers. Many of the plaintiffs are cancer patients who were injured by chemotherapy ports.

These plaintiffs believed their port would help them avoid painful needle-sticks and other injuries, but instead, they suffered severe or life-threatening complications due to problems with the port catheter itself, such as the Bard PowerPort and similar medical devices.

Need an AngioDynamics Port Catheter Lawyer in Texas?

Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged.

Collen’s amazing success in the courtroom and well known dedication to his clients has earned him the recognition of his peers as one of The Top Trial Lawyers in Texas.”

The Clark Firm has assembled a team of trial lawyers with more than 100 years of experience, participation in over 600 jury trials, and $260 million in verdicts and/or settlements. Please use the form below to contact our law firm for a free case review.