Reported Apr 1, 2020 · Terminated

1.PowerPort Implantable Port With Attachable 9.6 F Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter REF: 1709600, Air Guard,…

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 Bldg 1 · Tempe, AZ · 85281-2438

Is this the product you have?

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberBarcodesProduct as published
170960000801741026720Air Guard, With suture Plugs, (01)00801741026720; 2. PowerPort Implantable Port With Attachable 9.6 F Open-Ended Single- Lumen Venous Catheter
170960100801741026737Air Guard, Without Suture Plugs, (01)00801741026737; 3. PowerPort Implantable Port with Pre-Attached 9.6F Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter
175960000801741026850Air Guard, With Suture Plugs, (01)00801741026850 Product Usage: Bard implantable ports are indicated for patient therapies requiring repeated access to the vascular system. The port system can be used for infusion of medications, I.V. fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, blood products, and for the withdrawal of blood samples.
Lot codes and dates
  • 1. 1709600 Lot #s: RECT0088 2. 1709601 Lot #s: RECU1601 3. 1759600 Lot #s: RECS1276
Amount recalled
178 catheters

This recall covers 10 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 9 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Firm has identified that the product may be at risk of incorrectly containing a tunneler with a barb tip meant to attach to a 6Fr catheter instead of the correct barb tip for a 9.6Fr catheter. This can result in a prolongation of operation.

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 Feb 18, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:33 PM UTC

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