( September 17, 2026, 8:13 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An interventional radiologist who “has implanted and removed thousands of ports from numerous manufacturers” can properly use his experience as the basis of his expert opinion on port safety and efficacy, the Arizona federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation involving C.R. Bard Inc.’s implanted port catheter (IPC) device ruled in denying in part a motion to exclude filed by the plaintiffs....