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MISSION 1410MSRecalls & reported problems

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · Mission Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument - 14Gx10cm · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
15
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 15 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741096945), received between Jun 28, 2018 and Feb 9, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 14 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (10 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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 4 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 1 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 3 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520264
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Difficult to Remove10
  • Material Twisted/Bent9
  • Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping4
  • Device Markings/Labelling Problem3
  • Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material1
  • Failure to Obtain Sample1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions13
  • Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 15 most recent of 15 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionFeb 9, 2026Device Markings/Labelling Problem

    A PATIENT WAS PREPPED FOR A BIOPSY PROCEDURE USING THE MISSION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE BARCODE NOT READABLE BY RADIO FREQUENCY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24289965 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 9, 2026Device Markings/Labelling Problem

    A PATIENT WAS PREPPED FOR A BIOPSY PROCEDURE USING THE MISSION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE BARCODE NOT READABLE BY RADIO FREQUENCY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24289964 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 9, 2026Device Markings/Labelling Problem

    A PATIENT WAS PREPPED FOR A BIOPSY PROCEDURE USING THE MISSION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE BARCODE NOT READABLE BY RADIO FREQUENCY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24289962 ↗
  • InjuryMay 5, 2025Failure to Obtain Sample; Failure to Obtain Sample

    ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED LIVER BIOPSY THROUGH HARD DENSITY TISSUE USING MISSION DISPOSABLE BIOPSY NEEDLE, THE DEVICE ALLEGEDLY FAILED TO OBTAIN SAMPLE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT POST PUNCTURE, THE PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED HEMORRHAGE AND SUBSEQUENT HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK AND HEMOPERITONEUM REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION WITH EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY TO CONTROL BLEEDING. NO COAXIAL WAS USED. CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

    MAUDE report 21958545 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 25, 2024Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE THROUGH HARD DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED, AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18578135 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 25, 2024Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE THROUGH HARD DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED, AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. REPORTEDLY, THE NEEDLE GUARD PROTECTOR WAS NOT IN PLACE UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18578089 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 25, 2024Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE THROUGH HARD DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED, AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. REPORTEDLY, THE NEEDLE GUARD PROTECTOR WAS NOT IN PLACE UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18578047 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 25, 2024Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Device Misassembled During Manufacturing /Shipping; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE THROUGH HARD DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY BENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED, AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. REPORTEDLY, THE NEEDLE GUARD PROTECTOR WAS NOT IN PLACE UPON OPENING THE PACKAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18577996 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 14, 2023Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY THROUGH NORMAL DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE BENT WHICH LED TO TISSUE COLLECTION FAILURE AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18325253 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 5, 2023Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY THROUGH NORMAL DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE BENT UNDER ULTRASOUND, TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE SAMPLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FORCIBLY REMOVED DUE TO TISSUE COLLECTION FAILURE. A COAXIAL NEEDLE WAS USED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17875976 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 5, 2023Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY THROUGH NORMAL DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE BENT UNDER ULTRASOUND, TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE SAMPLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FORCIBLY REMOVED DUE TO TISSUE COLLECTION FAILURE. A COAXIAL NEEDLE WAS USED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17875864 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 5, 2023Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY THROUGH NORMAL DENSITY TISSUE, THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND TO BE BENT UNDER ULTRASOUND, TISSUE COLLECTION FAILED AND TISSUE TEAR WAS ALLEGEDLY FELT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE SAMPLE WAS ALLEGEDLY FORCIBLY REMOVED DUE TO TISSUE COLLECTION FAILURE. A COAXIAL NEEDLE WAS USED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17875113 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 7, 2023Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent; Difficult to Remove; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE THROUGH NORMAL TISSUE, THE NEEDLE ALLEGEDLY BENT WHILE PENETRATING DURING A BREAST BIOPSY AND THE CUTTING DIDN'T GO ALL THE WAY. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS ALLEGEDLY DIFFICULT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE BREAST. NO COAXIAL WAS USED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17698103 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 3, 2023Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material; Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A BIOPSY PROCEDURE, BLUE FOREIGN MATTER IN THE PLASTIC BLISTER WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16858637 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 28, 2018Difficult to Remove; Difficult to Remove

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BREAST BIOPSY, THE NEEDLE ALLEGEDLY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE PATIENT AFTER FIRING ON THE SECOND SAMPLE PASS. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7648805 ↗

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