Port-A-Cath Play Tool

Port-a-cath button, with Huber needle line. Clave on line connects to our IV bag, sold separately.

Designed exclusively by The Butterfly Pig, this Doll-sized Port-A-Cath is an educational and inclusive accessory that helps bring representation to children with cancer and other serious illnesses. Port-A-Cath device are implanted under the skin, and are used as a "central line" to administer life saving medications and treatments.

This Port-A-Cath button was designed so it can be sewn on soft-bodied dolls or stuffed animals. It can either be sewn on via the button-back, or by the holes at each triangle point. Our instructions for the button-back can be found here.

Designed exclusively by The Butterfly Pig, this toy is made to empower children through play. 

It is made out of an Eco-friendly plastic alternative.

Our medical toys are designed to reduce medical fear through education, empowerment, and play! Medical treatments can be intimidating for children, whether they are experiencing medical treatments themselves or have a close sibling or family member with medical needs.

Therapeutic play can help prepare them before treatment, distract and encourage play during treatment, and help them cope and process their experience after.

With these realistic mini-medical toys, your child can understand what they will see and how they may feel before and after their care.

Inclusive toys are also a wonderful way to ‘normalize’ all of our unique differences. If children have access to diverse and inclusive dolls and accessories in play, they will build a natural foundation for ideals of inclusion and respect for everyone’s unique qualities.

We have a few different blog posts containing more information on promoting inclusion in childhood.

Play gives children a safe space to explore differences, ask questions, and have these important conversations.

Our toys are made so you can use them with dolls and stuffed animals you already own, so children with assistive devices can now match and be represented by their favorite toys.

• Promote healthy coping and self-advocacy by allowing kids to mimic and process their experiences through play.
• Explain medical devices and procedures in a kid-friendly way!
• Provide representation to medically complex kids so they develop a confident sense of their unique and extraordinary selves.

Completely designed and manufactured by The Butterfly Pig in California, USA.

CPSC Compliant • Lead & Phthalates Free
WARNING! Choking Hazard; Small Parts; Not for Children Under 3 Years