# K873213: Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous Port

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 27, 1987 after 74 days
- Product code: LJT (Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5965
- Recalls of this device: 3 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
7 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K022983: Bardport X-Port Isp Port (2002), 2 descendants of its own
- K073423: Mri Powerport Implanted Port with 9.6 FR Silicone Catheter (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K991897: Catheter Innovations Implantable Port (1999), 1 descendant of its own
- K181446: Bard Power-Injectable Implantable Ports (PowerPorts®) (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K153359: BardPort®, SlimPort®, and X-Port® Implanted Ports (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Oct 1, 2019 · Class II · Z-1576-2020: Firm 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 ca
- Oct 1, 2019 · Class II · Z-1577-2020: Firm 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 ca
- Feb 16, 2012 · Not classified · Z-1133-2012: The end flap label on the kit incorrectly describes the product as "Bard Port" MRI DUAL Implanted Port instead of a "Bard Port MRI Implanted Port" as correctly indicated on the main label of the kit.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K873213
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology