PowerPICC CK000678Recalls & 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
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741131806), received between Jan 23, 2020 and Jan 23, 2020 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (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
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak2
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 23, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DOUBLE LUMEN PICC DEVELOPED A HOLE BETWEEN THE TWO LUMENS. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN DOING LABS. WHEN FLUSHING AFTER THE BLOOD DRAW IT WAS THAT BLOOD WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE OPPOSITE LUMEN. THE OPPOSITE LUMEN WAS FLUSHED & BLOOD WAS NOW IN THE FIRST LUMEN. THE PICC WAS REMOVED & IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9622490 ↗MalfunctionJan 23, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DOUBLE LUMEN PICC DEVELOPED A HOLE BETWEEN THE TWO LUMENS. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN DOING LABS. WHEN FLUSHING AFTER THE BLOOD DRAW IT WAS THAT BLOOD WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE OPPOSITE LUMEN. THE OPPOSITE LUMEN WAS FLUSHED & BLOOD WAS NOW IN THE FIRST LUMEN. THE PICC WAS REMOVED & REPLACED."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9622396 ↗
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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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