PowerPICC Catheter with Sherlock 3CG Tip Positioning System (TPS) Stylet 1175108Recalls & reported problems
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · PowerPICC Catheter with Sherlock 3CG Tip Positioning System (TPS) Stylet 5F Full Tray · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00801741034473), received between Mar 19, 2020 and Mar 19, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Component” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Component1
- Device Markings/Labelling Problem1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 19, 2020Defective Component; Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Defective Component; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS REPORTED MID SEGMENT OF THE PICC FROM ABOUT 40 TO 44CM HAD FADED OR ABSENT CM MARKS. PICC APPEARED PACKAGED AS NORMAL. THERE WAS NO ADHERENCE TO THE PACKAGE WALL OR ANY OBVIOUS CATHETER DEFORMITIES. NO LEAKS OR BULGING OF CATHETER WALL UPON PRIMING WITH NORMAL SALINE. WHEN TRIMMING THE LINE PLACER NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE MEASUREMENT MARKINGS WERE FADED OR ABSENT. THIS DID NOT INCLUDE THE PORTION OF CATHETER INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS MERELY TRIMMED OFF AT THE PREDETERMINED LENGTH FOR THIS PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9857876 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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