PowerPICC Provena SOLO CK000931ARecalls & reported problems
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · Catheter Placement Kit · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PowerPICC Provena SOLO (19)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801741220043), received between Jan 3, 2025 and Apr 6, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 5 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak3
- Defective Component2
- Crack1
- Difficult to Insert1
- Patient-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
- Thrombosis/Thrombus1
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 6, 2026Crack
IT WAS REPORTED, PLACED A PICC SUCCESSFULLY THEN THEY HAD NO BLOOD RETURN AND NOTICED AIR IN SYRINGE. THEY REALIZED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE RED HUB. IT WAS LEAKING SALINE WHEN FLUSHED. PLACED A NEW PICC. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24791911 ↗MalfunctionJul 8, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THEY HAD A LEAKING PICC. IT WAS LEAKING DOWN FROM THE HUB WHEN THEY FLUSHED IT WITH SALINE. PICC REMOVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22444416 ↗MalfunctionMay 9, 2025Difficult to Insert; Difficult to Insert
IT WAS REPORTED OVER LAST SEVERAL DAYS THE TEAM HAS NOTICED THAT THE DILATORS IN THE CUSTOM PICC KIT HAVE NOT BEEN PASSING EVEN WITH DOUBLE DILATE. WHEN A NEW SINGLE PACK SEPARATE DILATOR IS ADDED, IT SLIDES IN LIKE BUTTER. I INSPECTED ONE YESTERDAY AND IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE CRACKED, ROLLED OR TORN. MOST OF US RARELY DOUBLE DILATE WHICH PROMPTED US TO TRY SCRAPPING THE DILATOR IN THE KIT AND ADDING A NEW ONE. THEY SAID IT AT LEAST HAPPENED 4 TIMES, AND PROBABLY 4 MORE. IT WAS REPORTED THIS OCCURRED WITH EIGHT DEVICES. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES ALL EIGHT DEVICES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21997532 ↗MalfunctionApr 24, 2025Defective Component; Patient-Device Incompatibility; Defective Component; Patient-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THE DIAPHRAGM ON THE INTER LUMINAL WIRE HEAD WAS PREVENTING THE LUMEN FROM FLUSHING OR DRAWING. I ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH IT AND THE DIAPHRAGM EXPLODED SPRAYING ALL OF US WITH SALINE. ONCE THE WIRE WAS REMOVED THE CATHETER WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND IN THE RIGHT PLACE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21903858 ↗InjuryMar 28, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Defective Component; Fluid/Blood Leak; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED, PICC PATIENT DEVELOPED A DVT IN 24 HOURS. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus
MAUDE report 21722132 ↗MalfunctionJan 3, 2025Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED, "WE CAME ACROSS A FAULTY PICC LINE. WE DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL THE PICC HAD BEEN PLACED AND WE WERE DOING THE FINE TUNING OF WHERE TO LEAVE THE PICC LINE. THE RED LUMEN AND ONLY THE RED LUMEN STARTED LEAKING WHEN FLUSHING. IT WAS LEAKING WHERE THE LUMEN CONNECTS TO THE BARD WINGS THAT OUR STATLOCK CONNECTS TO. WE ENDED UP REMOVING THE PICC AND REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER DOUBLE LUMEN AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES." NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21069130 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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