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Bard® Clean-Cath® Intermittent Catheter 423710Recalls & reported problems

C. R. Bard, Inc. · Bard® Clean-Cath® Coude Olive Tip Urethral Catheter · Class 2

All models of Bard Clean-Cath Intermittent Catheter (15)

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 00801741038853), received between Jul 17, 2019 and Jul 17, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Damaged Prior to Use” (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

  • Device Damaged Prior to Use1
  • Difficult to Advance1
  • Dull, Blunt1
  • Physical Resistance/Sticking1
  • Sharp Edges1

Patient problems

  • Abrasion1
  • Blood Loss1
  • Hematuria1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 17, 2019Device Damaged Prior to Use; Device Damaged Prior to Use; Dull, Blunt; Difficult to Advance; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Sharp Edges

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT INSERTED THE COUDE INTERMITTENT CATHETER AND FELT RESISTANCE, THE PATIENT THEN REPORTEDLY WENT TO REMOVE THE CATHETER AND NOTICED BLOOD COMING OUT OF THE CATHETER AS THOUGH THE URETHRA HAD BEEN CUT. THE PATIENT NOTED THAT ONCE THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS NOTED THAT IT HAD A SHARP BLUNT END. THE PATIENT THEN REPORTEDLY INSERTED A NEW CATHETER AND NOTICED BLOOD IN THE URINE WHICH CLEARED UP SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Abrasion; Blood Loss; Hematuria

    MAUDE report 8797739 ↗

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