PowerGlide Midline Catheter M118101Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741038112), received between Nov 2, 2015 and Jun 19, 2018 — classified as 2 injuries, 7 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Perforation” (4 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 9 most recent of 9 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 19, 2018Detachment Of Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TUBING OF THE EXTENSION SET CAME APART FROM THE HUB CONNECTED TO THE POWERGLIDE CATHETER.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7614778 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2018Kinked

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CATHETER INSERTION THE CATHETER KINKED WHILE IT WAS BEING DEPLOYED. THE PICC NURSE VERIFIED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE VESSEL VIA ULTRASOUND. IT WAS STATED THE GUIDE WIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEPLOYED, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY MADE IT PART OF THE WAY BEFORE IT KINKED. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7310404 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2018Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EXTENSION SET INCLUDED IN THE POWERGLIDE FULL KIT TORE/BROKE AT THE CONNECTION SITE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7310403 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 25, 2018Material Perforation; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NURSE USED A POWERGLIDE CATHETER AND STATED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS STIFFER THAN NORMAL AND PERFORATED AND "KICKED" THE CATHETER. NO PATIENT HARD WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FOURTH OF FOUR DEVICES USED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7220731 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 25, 2018Material Perforation; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NURSE USED A POWERGLIDE CATHETER AND STATED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS STIFFER THAN NORMAL AND PERFORATED AND "KICKED" THE CATHETER.NO PATIENT HARD WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE SECOND OF FOUR DEVICES USED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7220685 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 25, 2018Material Perforation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NURSE USED A POWERGLIDE CATHETER AND STATED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS STIFFER THAN NORMAL AND PERFORATED AND "KICKED" THE CATHETER. NO PATIENT HARD WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FIRST OF FOUR DEVICES USED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7220684 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 25, 2018Material Perforation; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NURSE USED A POWERGLIDE CATHETER AND STATED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE WAS STIFFER THAN NORMAL AND PERFORATED AND "KICKED" THE CATHETER. NO PATIENT HARD WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE THIRD OF FOUR DEVICES USED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7220682 ↗
• InjuryMay 4, 2017Break; Detachment Of Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE FACILITY THAT DURING PLACEMENT THE CATHETER SHEARED OFF DURING INSERTION, 5 CM OF THE CATHETER WAS RETAINED IN THE PATIENT'S ARM.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 6544355 ↗
• InjuryNov 2, 2015Difficult to Remove; Failure to Advance; Material Twisted/Bent

  (B)(6) 2015 REPORTEDLY, POWERGLIDE MIDLINE CATHETER WAS INSERTED INTO LEFT BASILIC VEIN BY TRAINED RN. SUPPOSEDLY, WHEN NURSE TRIED TO ADVANCE CATHETER, IT MET RESISTANCE. ALLEGEDLY, WHEN SHE TRIED TO REMOVE THE CATHETER, IT WOULD NOT REMOVE FROM SKIN. IS SAID, PER INSERTION NURSE, ALLEGED "FAILED ATTEMPTED MIDLINE INSERTION". SUPPOSEDLY, UNABLE TO RETRIEVE NEEDLE OR CATHETER FROM SKIN. REPORTEDLY, TOURNIQUET IN PLACE. WHEN CATHETER WAS REMOVED IN SURGERY, IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FOUND TO BE TWISTED AND "BUNCHED UP". REPORTEDLY, NO ADVERSE EVENTS OCCURRED RELATED TO MIDLINE INSERTION OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION. REPORTED REASON FOR USE: NEED FOR LONG TERM IV ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY.

  Patient problems: Tissue Damage

  MAUDE report 5196566 ↗