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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2019

Bardport X-Port Isp Port

K022983510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 25, 200216-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5965Recalls 1

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

C.R. Bard, Inc. · LJT Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular

Cleared on Sep 25, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K873213 (C.R. Bard, Inc., 1987) after a 16-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1987. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Sep 25, 2002
Review
16 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LJT
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K873213 (1987). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2016: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant clearedK873213 · Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous Port · C.R. Bard, Inc. · 1987 · recalled1990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants K873213 · Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous Port · C.R. Bard, Inc. · 1987 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK873213 Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous PortC.R. Bard, Inc. · 1987 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK022983 Bardport X-Port Isp PortC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK153359 BardPort®, SlimPort®, and X-Port® Implanted PortsC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2016
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK133335 Powerport Implantable PortC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2014

Most influential descendants

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  • K153359BardPort®, SlimPort®, and X-Port® Implanted PortsC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K133335Powerport Implantable PortC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K873213Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous PortC.R. Bard, Inc.19873
0 (this device)K022983Bardport X-Port Isp PortC.R. Bard, Inc.2002—
+1K153359BardPort®, SlimPort®, and X-Port® Implanted PortsC.R. Bard, Inc.2016—
+1K133335Powerport Implantable PortC.R. Bard, Inc.2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K022983, 1987–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K873213Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous Port
Summary page 1
…2 1 CFR 880.5965 - Subcutaneous, Implanted, Intravascular Infusion Port and Catheter, Class I1 Premarket Notification: K873213, concurrence date - October 27, 1987. 6.4 Device Description Principles of Operation There are no new operating…
C.R. Bard, Inc.19873

Also cleared against K873213: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K153359BardPort®, SlimPort®, and X-Port® Implanted PortsC.R. Bard, Inc.20160
K133335Powerport Implantable PortC.R. Bard, Inc.20140

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 1, 2019Class IIZ-1578-2020Component change controlFirm has identified that the product may be at risk of incorrectly containing a tunneler with a barb tip meant to attach to a 6Fr catheter instead of the correct barb tip for a 9.6Fr catheter. This can result in a prolongation of operation.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K153359 (C.R. Bard, Inc., 2016) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K873213.

How does its category compare?

All LJT devices

LJT Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LJT

2in 2025

2007: 112008: 72009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 22013: 72014: 22015: 42016: 32019: 12020: 12023: 12024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 11 (2007) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LJT

182in 2016

2007: 85 days median2008: 119 days median2011: 144 days median2013: 150 days median2015: 164 days median2016: 182 days median
2007high 182 (2016) · low 85 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LJT

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 192011: 12012: 22015: 12017: 12018: 12019: 72022: 12026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 19 (2010) · low 0 (2013)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LJT

4,308in 2025

2007: 2082008: 1612009: 1722010: 2072011: 2022012: 1532013: 1412014: 1432015: 1492016: 1352017: 2622018: 8782019: 7652020: 9592021: 1,2852022: 1,3342023: 1,2212024: 1,8962025: 4,308
2007high 4,308 (2025) · low 135 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LJT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200711851208
200871192161
20092—2172
20102—19207
201151441202
20122—2153
201371500141
20142—0143
201541641149
201631820135
20170—1262
20180—1878
20191—7765
20201—0959
20210—01,285
20220—11,334
20231—01,221
20241—01,896
20252—04,308
20261—1 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Bardport® and SlimPort™ Implanted Ports are indicated for patient therapies requiring repeated access to the vascular system. The port system can be used for infusion of medications, I.V. fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, blood products and for the withdrawal of blood samples.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K022983: Bardport X-Port Isp Port.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K022983

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026