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On or about (b)(6) 2017, plaintiff underwent left internal jugular placement of an angio dynamics smart port ct port catheter product, with model number ct66ltpd, and lot number 5207252.The smart port was implanted by dr.(b)(6), m.D., at (b)(6).On or about (b)(6) 2020, while hospitalized at (b)(6) for cholangitis, blood was drawn from plaintiff's smart port, and the culture results were positive for infection.Based on these findings, removal of the smart port was recommended.On or about (b)(6) 2020, while hospitalized at (b)(6) , plaintiff underwent removal of the smart port secondary to bacteremia.The removal procedure was performed by dr.(b)(6), m.D.On or about (b)(6) 2020, positive blood cultures indicated the presence of klebsiella variicola.
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