Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc Recalls
10 recalls from federal safety databases (FDA, CPSC). Sourced directly from government enforcement feeds.
Medical Device Recalls (10)
- Class II
December 12, 2025
Broviac 4.2 Fr Single-Lumen CV Catheter Cutdown Tray with SureCuff Tissue Ingrowth Cuff Cat 60060
Due to damage to outer tray that can potentially compromise the sterile barrier
- Class II
November 6, 2025
Safe-T-Centesis 6 Fr Catheter Drainage Tray, REF: PIG1260T,
Acute drainage catheters, indicated for use in removing fluid during acute drainage/aspiration procedure, manufactured with safety indicators that erroneously show catheter in sharp position when catheter is in blunt position, which may lead users to believe device is not yet in pleural or peritoneal space when it is, may cause discomfort, delay to treatment, injury to internal organs or vessels.
- Class II
August 21, 2025
Venclose digiRF Generators, Model VCRFG1, with software 3.35 designed to identify internal wiring anomalies in the Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheter prior to use. The Venclose digiRF Generator is a sop
Software version 3.35 of the Venclose digiRF Generator incorporates a catheter verification feature specifically designed to detect internal wiring anomalies in Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheters prior to clinical use. This automated diagnostic check is executed immediately upon catheter connection to the generator, occurring before the procedure interface becomes accessible. When a catheter fails this verification process, the generator displays a Red X indicator on the screen without accompanying error codes, effectively disabling catheter functionality. However, BD has determined that software version 3.35 generates false positive failures due to temperature-dependent verification parameters, incorrectly flagging properly functioning Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheters as defective when the catheter temperature is not at steady state during the check initiation.
- Class I
February 5, 2025
Rotarex Atherectomy System and Instructions for Use, BD SET Rotarex: S 6 F x 110 cm, REF: 80236; S 6 F x 135 cm, REF: 80237; S 8 F x 85 cm, REF: 80238; S 8 F x 110 cm, REF: 80239
Atherectomy Catheter eIFU updated to clarify and emphasize procedural steps intended to reduce the likelihood of catheter breakage events. Catheter has an outer cylinder connected to a rotating helix, which could fracture and/or break, which would require retrieval, and helix facture/break could cause vessel injury and lead to severe bleeding.
- Class II
September 30, 2024
Bard Marquee Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kit: BARD MARQUEE KIT 12G X 10 CM, REF: MQK1210; BARD MARQUEE 12G X 10 CM, REF: MQ1210; BARD MARQUEE Kit 12G X 13 CM, REF: MQK1213; BARD MARQUEE 12G
Disposable biopsy instruments were potentially manufactured missing the backend notch retention feature on the needle that results in inadequate securing of the needle inside the device, which could lead to needle detachment and misplacement, which could lead to tissue damage and bleeding.
- Class II
September 4, 2024
The EVSRF catheter is a sterile, single-use disposable medical device for endovenous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure in which a refluxing vein is thermally coagulated to permanently eliminate the
The Venclose" RF Ablation Catheters may have been manufactured with internal wiring error. The red and yellow signal wires were soldered on swapped ports of the catheter PCB. This error in wire configuration would lead to power being applied through the proximal 3/4th of the heating coil, bypassing the thermocouple, which will then cause the generator to overdrive the catheter in an attempt to reach desired temperature set point. The wire attachment error causes the device to reach temperatures exceeding the levels intended for therapeutic efficacy, while the console is falsely indicating that temperature has not yet been reached, thus increasing the risk of harm due to excessive temperature.
- Class II
August 2, 2024
BARD MAGNUM Disposable Core Tissue Biopsy Needle REF: MN1410 MN 1420 MN1610 MN1616 MN1820 MN2010 The Magnum Biopsy System (instrument and needles) is intended for use in obtaining biopsies fr
Due to possible packaging damage (indentations/cuts) cause by manufacturing process. As a result of the packaging damage, may cause the sterile barrier to be compromised.
- Class II
July 10, 2024
Guidewire 70cm x 1mm (0.038 ) REF 5583705 These accessories are intended for use with Bard 14.5 Fr. Long-Term Dual Lumen Hemodialysis Catheters. Please refer to the applicable catheter Instruction
Due to guidewires being manufactured incorrectly with the guidewires being mis-assembled within the hoop such that the proximal (stiff) end of the guidewire is located at the distal end of the hoop. Injury could occur if the user attempts to insert the proximal end into the patient.
- Class II
November 14, 2023
BD Recanalization System, REF: BDRECANSYSTEM
Recanalization systems may be in a manufacturing mode that allows the system to continuously run without the typical 30 second pauses, and 4-minute warning/5-minute restart required messages to indicate the ten-minute maximum catheter use time has been exceeded, which may increase the risk of the device overheating or breaking.
- Class II
November 8, 2023
Bard Mission Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kit (REF/Name): 1410MSK/ Mission Kit 14G x 10CM; 1416MSK/ Mission Kit 14G x 16CM; 1610MSK/ Mission Kit 16G x 10CM; 1616MSK/ Mission Kit 16G x 16CM; 1810M
The internal diameter of the coaxial cannula may be smaller or larger than the external diameter of the biopsy needle, and the length of the cannula may exceed the stated length on the label. As a result, the biopsy needle may not fit properly into the coaxial cannula, preventing access to the target tissue, which could lead to tissue injury, longer and repeat procedures.
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