BD Angiocath 382259Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · ANGIOCATH SPECIAL GRAY 16GA X 5.25IN · Class 2
All models of BD Angiocath (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00382903822591), received between Aug 20, 2019 and Aug 14, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Contamination1
- Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material1
- Leak/Splash1
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 14, 2025Contamination; Contamination
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22806890 ↗InjuryOct 30, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE OF THE ANGIOCATH SPECIAL GRAY 16GA X 5.25IN AS IT WAS REMOVED THE NEEDLE BROKE. FORCEPS WERE USE TO REMOVE THE BROKEN NEEDLE FROM THE PATIENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH TO ENGLISH: WHEN PERFORMING A NEPHROSTOMY, THE RADIOLOGIST STABBED THE PATIENT'S KIDNEY TRANSCUTANEOUSLY. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE MANDREL, THE NEEDLE SEPARATED FROM THE PLASTIC SUPPORT LOCATED AT THE END OF THE MANDREL AND STRAIGHTENED IN THE BODY OF THE PATIENT. THE MANDREL HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITH A FORCEPS BUT THE MANEUVER WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 9255584 ↗MalfunctionAug 20, 2019Leak/Splash; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Leak/Splash; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE OF THE ANGIOCATH SPECIAL GRAY 16GA X 5.25IN THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT IT BROKE DURING THORACENTESIS. FOREIGN COMPLAINT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER, TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH: THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT THAT THE CATHETER BROKEN IN BODY DURING EXTUBATION OF THE THORACENTESIS.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8911427 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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