Reported Apr 22, 2015 · Terminated

Bard Monopty Disposable Core Biopsy Instruments and Kits, Monopty 14g x 16cm (22mm), Product Code: 121416; Monopty…

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc · 1625 W 3rd St Ste 109 · Tempe, AZ · 85281-2438

Is this the product you have?

4 of 4 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
121416Bard Monopty Disposable Core Biopsy Instruments and Kits, Monopty 14g x 16cm (22mm)
000441Monopty Biopsy
121410Monopty 14g x 10cm (22mm)
211410.Monopty 14g x 10cm (11mm), The BARD MONOPTY Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument is a single use core biopsy device. It is available in several needle gauge sizes and lengths. The actuator button and arrow in the ready window are color coded according to the various gauge sizes, e.g., Yellow=20 gauge, Pink=18 gauge, Purple=16 gauge, Green=14 gauge, and Light Blue=12 gauge. (Only the 14 gauge size has been reported to be affected by this issue). The core needle biopsy device is intended for use in obtaining biopsies from soft tissues such as liver, kidney, prostate, spleen, lymph nodes and various soft tissue tumors. It is not intended for use in bone.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number
    • REYK1575
    • REYL0126
    • REYI1423
    • REYI2144
    • REYI2147
    • REYI2257
    • REYI2259
    • REYJ0186
    • REYJ0652
    • REYJ1221
    • REYJ2078
    • REYK0399
    • REYK0794
    • REYK1112
    • REYK1573
    • REYL0042
    • REYL0523
    • REYL1225
Amount recalled
29,342 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Bard Peripheral Vascular is recalling the Bard Monopty Disposable Core Biopsy Instruments and Kits because they may be at risk of having activation-related issues.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 3, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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