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Bard® Heyman Follower 021120Recalls & reported problems

C. R. Bard, Inc. · Bard® Heyman Follower · Class 1

All models of Bard Heyman Follower (16)

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00801741075551), received between Jun 15, 2023 and Jun 15, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Handling Problem” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

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.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Jun 3, 2025Class IIOpen, Classified

    Cather packaging may contain the incorrect French size.

    Z-2074-2025 · Root cause: Under Investigation by firm · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device Handling Problem1
  • Fitting Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionJun 15, 2023Fitting Problem; Device Handling Problem; Fitting Problem; Device Handling Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER HAD BARD FOLLOWERS AND FILIFORMS BUT THE TIPS WERE NOT CONNECTING. (PCN 021114, PCN 021112, PCN 021116, PCN 021118, PCN 021120, PCN 021122, PCN 021124, PCN 021316, PCN 021100, PCN 021905, PCN 021906, PCN 022105). PER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ON 06JUL2023, IT WAS REPORTED THAT CUSTOMER THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION WITH THIS. THERE WAS NOT ISSUE WITH THE PRODUCT ITSELF AND THEY HAD MISMATCHED FOLLOWERS AND FILIFORM ON HAND WHICH CAUSED AN ISSUE, ON THEIR END THEY FIGURED OUT THE ISSUE AND JUST HAD THE WRONG PRODUCTS.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17134338 ↗

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