PowerPICC CK000229ARecalls & reported problems
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · Catheter Placement Kit · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PowerPICC (118)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 00801741043505), received between Aug 24, 2017 and Aug 24, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Prime” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Failure to Prime1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 24, 2017Failure to Prime
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE PATIENT THAT HE HAS A PICC THAT WON'T FLUSH. THE PATIENT'S FIANCÉ STATED THAT THE PICC WAS PLACED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE NURSE SHOWED THE FIANCÉ HOW TO FLUSH THE PICC AND IN THE HOSPITAL THE PURPLE LUMEN WOULD NOT FLUSH, THEY STATED THAT THE IV TEAM FIXED IT BEFORE HE WAS DISCHARGED. THEY ALSO STATED THAT WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL THE RED LUMEN WOULDN'T FLUSH. WHEN HE WAS DISCHARGED AND GOT HOME, THE PURPLE LUMEN WOULD NOT FLUSH. THEY STATED THAT THE HOME HEALTH NURSE SHOWED THE FIANCÉ HOW TO USE EITHER SIDE OF THE PICC. HE STATED THAT THE HOME HEALTH NURSE WAS COMING BACK TOMORROW. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO (B)(6) FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS HE HAD.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6816900 ↗
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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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