GlidePath 5303190Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · GlidePath 10F Long-Term Dialysis Catheter, 19 cm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GlidePath (11)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741187315), received between Jul 25, 2024 and Nov 22, 2024 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture3
- Loss of or Failure to Bond2
- Material Protrusion/Extrusion2
- Stretched2
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress1
- Fluid/Blood Leak1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
- Material Separation1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loss of or Failure to Bond
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE CATHETERS WERE DISLODGING. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER PLACED WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXIT SITE AND NOT ALLOWED FOR ADEQUATE TISSUE ATTACHMENT. REPORTEDLY, IT HAD AN ISSUE WITH PUTTING TOO MUCH GLUE ON THE CUFFS SO THAT THEY WERE NOT FLUFFY ENOUGH. IT AFFECTS THE TISSUE INGROWTH. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20755552 ↗MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Fracture; Stretched; Material Protrusion/Extrusion; Fracture; Stretched; Material Protrusion/Extrusion
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE CATHETER ALLEGEDLY CRACKED AND ALLEGEDLY BALLOONED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20755408 ↗MalfunctionNov 21, 2024Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE CATHETERS WERE DISLODGING. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER PLACED WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXIT SITE AND NOT ALLOWED FOR ADEQUATE TISSUE ATTACHMENT. REPORTEDLY, IT HAD AN ISSUE WITH PUTTING TOO MUCH GLUE ON THE CUFFS SO THAT THEY WERE NOT FLUFFY ENOUGH. IT AFFECTS THE TISSUE INGROWTH. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20744285 ↗MalfunctionNov 21, 2024Fracture; Stretched; Material Protrusion/Extrusion; Fracture; Stretched; Material Protrusion/Extrusion
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE CATHETER ALLEGEDLY CRACKED AND ALLEGEDLY BALLOONED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20744088 ↗MalfunctionJul 25, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Fracture; Material Separation; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Fluid/Blood Leak; Fracture; Material Separation; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EIGHT MONTHS AND THIRTY DAYS POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY RUPTURED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN FOUND THAT THERE WAS ALLEGEDLY A LEAK AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE CATHETER. FURTHERMORE, KINK WAS ALSO FOUND BETWEEN THE HUB AND CATHETER. REPORTEDLY, THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19834322 ↗
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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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