First PICC™ S/L Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter 384232Recalls & reported problems
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · First PICC™ S/L Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter 26ga (1.9F) 0.65mm x 50cm · Class 2 · Implant
All models of First PICC S/L Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (5)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This Argon First PICC is a thin catheter inserted through an arm vein to give fluids or medicine for short-term use. Its 153 reports often describe the catheter breaking or snapping, and some describe leaks, splits, or holes. The reports include no deaths and 13 injuries, and 140 are malfunctions. No recalls name this device. Reports dropped from 15 in the year before to 7 in the latest year.
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- Adverse event reports
- 151
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 11
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 151 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00886333209750), received between Apr 16, 2018 and May 29, 2026 — classified as 11 injuries, 140 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (67 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
- Break67
- Fluid/Blood Leak25
- Material Rupture18
- Leak/Splash13
- Material Puncture/Hole8
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
- Crack6
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated5
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions70
- Insufficient Information40
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient18
- Extravasation7
- Foreign Body In Patient3
- Thrombus3
- Edema2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 151 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 29, 2026Break
THE INFANT WAS HAVING ITS VITALS TAKEN AND BEING REPOSITIONED. THE NURSE SAW IT SNAP [AT THE HUB], GRABBED IT AND HAD THE MEDICAL TEAM ATTEND THE BEDSIDE TO REMOVE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25337648 ↗InjuryMay 3, 2026Leak/Splash
¿DRESSING ON PICC NOTED TO BE WET. BOTH COTTON BALLS AND STERI STRIPS WERE WET. UNDER THE TEGADERM DRESSING WAS DRY. NNP NOTIFIED. UPON NNP ASPIRATING OFF THE LINE, FLUIDS NOTED TO BE LEAKING FROM THE THICKENED PART OF THE PICC ABOVE THE HUBB. PICC DC'D AND PERIPHERAL LINE PLACED. ONCE PICC REMOVED, FLUIDS WERE FLUSHED THROUGH THE CATHETER AND A SPLIT WAS NOTED IN THE CATHETER WITH FLUIDS LEAKING. CATHETER SAVED. DATE OF INSERTION ¿ (B)(6) 2026. PIV PLACED TO CONTINUE THERAPY.¿
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25062550 ↗MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Break
PICC WAS IN PLACE AND BABY WAS BEING HANDLED. PICC WAS NOT BEING ACCESSED AT THE TIME, BUT BROKE DURING THE HANDLE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE SITE HAS REPORTED THIS FAILURE MODE FOR THIS LOT. THE PICC WAS REMOVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23951820 ↗MalfunctionDec 12, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE REPORTED "A PICC SNAPPED UNDER THE DRESSING.¿
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23791446 ↗InjuryNov 30, 2025Break; Break
A NURSE FOUND A PUDDLE OF IV FLUID ON THE FLOOR AND NOTICED THE SINGLE LUMEN PICC WAS NO LONGER COMPLETED/CONNECTED TO THE INSERTION SITE (RIGHT FOREARM). PICC WAS STILL IN-SITU, BUT UPON INSPECTION, RN NOTICED THAT THE PICC HAD SNAPPED/DETACHED FURTHER UP. MD ATTENDED TO REMOVE PICC AND CONFIRMED THE ENTIRETY OF THE PICC HAD BEEN REMOVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23677465 ↗InjuryOct 30, 2025Break; Break
PICC LINE FOUND TO BE BROKEN AT "ARGON DISC" - REMOVED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23432846 ↗InjuryOct 28, 2025Break; Break
REPORTER STATED THAT PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER (PICC) LINE THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON 2025 WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN BELOW THE HUB. PICC LINE REMOVED IN ENTIRETY. PATIENT REQUIRED NEW PICC LINE PLACEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23407547 ↗MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Break; Break
"WE HAVE HAD TWO ARGON PICC LINES BREAK WHILE IN THE PATIENT AT THE HUB RECENTLY. ONE OF MY PICC NURSES THINKS IT IS RELATED TO THE DRESSING WE USE. WE HAVE BEEN USING A STAT LOCK BECAUSE IT HAS A LONGER LENGTH OF TIME NEEDED BETWEEN DRESSING CHANGES. "
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23292754 ↗InjuryAug 27, 2025Break; Break
WRITER NOTES: "PICC LINE SPONTANEOUSLY SNAPPED WHEN PLACED UNDER VERY LIGHT TENSION WHILE REPOSITIONING A PATIENT. PICC WAS INSERTED ON (B)(6) AND BROKE ON (B)(6) 2025. PICC WAS LOCATED IN THE LEFT ANKLE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22904117 ↗MalfunctionJun 16, 2025Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
A CUSTOMER REPORTED "THE USER USED 3ML SYRINGE WITH NORMAL SALINE FOR FLUSHING AND LEAKAGE OCCURRED AFTER IT WAS USED ON THE 4TH DAY. NO LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED DURING PRIMING THE CATHETER BEFORE USE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22212627 ↗MalfunctionMay 13, 2025Material Rupture; Material Rupture
A CUSTOMER REPORTED A PICC RUPTURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22010325 ↗MalfunctionFeb 26, 2025Break; Break
PICC SNAPPED WHILE IN A PATIENT AFTER 26 DAYS. IT SNAPPED JUST BELOW THE BD DISC, AND THE LINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITHOUT INCIDENT. DID NOT USE STATLOK AND THE LINE WAS VERY LOW ON THE BABY¿S ARM. MULTIPLE DRESSING CHANGES ON THIS PATIENT DURING THE 26 DAYS. WE WILL PICK UP THE BROKEN PICC AND SEND BACK.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21472807 ↗InjuryFeb 18, 2025Break; Break
PICC LINE SNAPPED DURING ADJUSTMENT. DISCONTINUED. REQUIRED ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION OF NEW PICC LINE PLACEMENT TO COMPLETE PRESCRIBED THERAPY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21396813 ↗MalfunctionJan 7, 2025Difficult to Flush; Difficult to Flush
PICC STARTED READING HIGH PRESSURE ON THE IV PUMP AND CATHETER DID NOT ASPIRATE OR FLUSH. WHEN THE STAFF WERE ATTEMPTING TO FLUSH THE CATHETER THE CATHETER HUB WAS COLLAPSING ON ITSELF AND NOT ALLOWING THE FLUSH TO BE ADMINISTERED. THE PICC WAS IN LESS THAN 4 HOURS
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21092563 ↗MalfunctionDec 7, 2024Break; Break
ARGON 1.9FR SILICONE CATHETER SNAPPED ONE DAY AFTER INSERTION. ¿NO IMMEDIATED HARM, BUT NEW PICC HAD TO BE PLACED TO COMPLETE THERAPY.¿
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20873867 ↗MalfunctionDec 7, 2024Break; Break
ARGON 1.9FR SILICONE CATHETER SNAPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER INSERTION. A STAT LOCK WAS USED. NO IMMEDIATE HARM, BUT NEW LINE PLACED FOR THERAPY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20873815 ↗MalfunctionNov 29, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
A CUSTOMER REPORTED A DEFECTIVE PICC LINE THAT WAS PULLED FROM A PATIENT LEAKING AT THE HUB. A NEW PICC WAS PLACED FOR CONTINUATION OF PRESCRIBED THERAPY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20813558 ↗InjuryNov 28, 2024Break; Break
UPON REMOVAL, APPROXIMATELY 1.5 CM OF TIP OF PICC LINE REMAINED IN HEART. TRANSFERRED INFANT TO HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE FOR REMOVAL. POST PICC LINE REMOVAL, INFANT TRANSFERRED BACK TO FACILITY IN GOOD CONDITION.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 20803363 ↗MalfunctionNov 23, 2024Break; Break
MANAGER/DIRECTOR AT CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL NOTIFIED OF A PICC FAILURE. "THE FAILURE OCCURRED 4 DAYS AFTER THE INSERTION AND THE LINE SNAPPED OFF." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20766978 ↗MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Break; Break
MANAGER/DIRECTOR AT CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL NOTIFIED OF A PICC FAILURE. "THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE WING SNAPPING FROM THE CONNECTOR SITE." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20761759 ↗InjuryOct 7, 2024Material Puncture/Hole; Material Puncture/Hole
A REPORT WAS RECEIVED VIA MEDWATCH INDICATING "SMALL HOLE FOUND IN PICC TUBING." MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20391256 ↗MalfunctionSep 12, 2024Material Rupture; Material Rupture
REPORTER INDICATED "THE SECOND PICC RUPTURE IN THIS PATIENT, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO PASS A MORE CALIBROUS PICC, WITHOUT SUCCESS."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20206786 ↗MalfunctionSep 5, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
PLACED ON (B)(6) 2024, REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2024. NOTED TO BE LEAKING WHEN DOING A DRESSING CHANGE. LEAK IS NORTH OF OVAL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20153198 ↗MalfunctionSep 4, 2024Break; Break
THE CATHETER BROKE AT THE BASE NEAR THE LUER LOCK, AND A SMALL HOLE WAS SEEN WHERE THE SOLUTION WAS LEAKING (NPP).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20141700 ↗MalfunctionSep 1, 2024Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
THIS PICC RN CALLED TO THE BEDSIDE TO ASSESS A BLOODY DRESSING. NOTICED BLOOD ON THE DRESSING, BACKING UP IN THE LINE AND SATURATING THE LINEN. DRESSING WAS OCCLUSIVE WITH NO OBVIOUS ISSUES. IT WAS THEN NOTED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE PICC LINE ITSELF WHICH WAS LEAKING FLUIDS AND THE PATIENT'S SEDATION DRIP. MD NOTIFIED, PICC REMOVED, OCCLUSIVE
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20115654 ↗
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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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