GlidePath 5343270Recalls & reported problems
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · GlidePath 13F Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter Standard Kit, 27 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 00801741187414), received between May 28, 2024 and May 7, 2025 — classified as 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Deformation Due to Compressive Stress” (4 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
- Deformation Due to Compressive Stress4
- Expulsion1
- Fracture1
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
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.
MalfunctionMay 7, 2025Expulsion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Expulsion; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIALYSIS CATHETER USING GLIDEPATH DIALYSIS CATHETER. SOMETIME POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE CUFF WAS ALLEGEDLY FUSED TO THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, AND IT FELL OUT FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2025. A CUFF CATHETER FROM ANOTHER COMPANY WAS EXCHANGED AND PLACED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21977192 ↗MalfunctionJan 18, 2025Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY KINKED AND BECAME BENT DURING INSERTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21186287 ↗MalfunctionJan 9, 2025Fracture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Fracture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE VIA THE RIGHT JUGULAR VEIN, A KINK HAD ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN THE CATHETER. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21120227 ↗MalfunctionDec 24, 2024Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN THE RIGHT JUGULAR VEIN, ALLEGEDLY KINKING OCCURRED DURING INSERTION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE POSITION WAS ALLEGEDLY ADJUSTED BUT THE HABIT PERSISTED AND THE KINKING OCCURRED. REPORTEDLY, THE PLACEMENT WAS ABANDONED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21011186 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2024Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIME POST A PORT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE THROUGH THE RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN, THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY KINKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19402892 ↗
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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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