PowerPICC CK000170ARecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741042966), received between Jun 21, 2019 and Aug 1, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 1, 2019Break

  IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH "POWERPICC INSERTED (B)(4) 2019. RECEIVED MULTIPLE CHEMO INFUSIONS. UPON REMOVAL 4 MONTHS LATER, PICC LINE BROKE. RETAINED PICC REMOVED IN OR WITH RIGHT BASILIC VEIN CUT DOWN UNDER LOCAL ANESTHESIA."

  Patient problems: Tissue Damage

  MAUDE report 8850485 ↗
• InjuryJun 21, 2019Break; Difficult to Remove; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PICC WAS INSERTED BY PICC RN ON (B)(6) 2019. PICC WAS FUNCTIONING FINE FOR CHEMOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION UNTIL (B)(6) 2019. PATIENT WAS TO GET PICC REMOVED (B)(6), BUT RN IN OUTPATIENT INFUSION CENTER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE PICC. PATIENT WAS SENT TO ED TO HAVE PICC TEAM ATTEMPT REMOVAL. WHEN THE PICC RN PULLED THE PICC EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO REMOVE IT, THE PICC BROKE OFF. 21 CM OF PICC WAS LEFT IN PATIENT. PATIENT WAS SENT TO OR, VASCULAR SURGEON DID A CUT DOWN TO REMOVE PICC SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 8722817 ↗