GlidePathRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 11 models of GlidePath by Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 41 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Oct 12, 2020 and Feb 3, 2026 — classified as 3 injuries, 38 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Deformation Due to Compressive Stress” (19 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported GlidePath problems

GlidePath models

11 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• GlidePath 5343230

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  9 reports
• GlidePath 5343190

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  6 reports
• GlidePath 5303190

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  5 reports
• GlidePath 5343270

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  5 reports
• GlidePath 5304150

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  4 reports
• GlidePath 5303100

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  3 reports
• GlidePath 5303120

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  3 reports
• GlidePath 5393190R

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  2 reports
• GlidePath 5373150

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  2 reports
• GlidePath 5373100

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  1 report
• GlidePath 5303230

  Catheter, hemodialysis, implanted
  1 report

Recent GlidePath adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryFeb 3, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak; Obstruction of Flow; Material Integrity Problem

  ON (B)(6) 2026, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING GLIDEPATH. DURING THE PROCEDURE, IT WAS REPORTED THAT BLEEDING WAS OBSERVED FROM THE CUFF-SIDE EXIT PORT IMMEDIATELY UPON DEVICE CLOGGING. REPORTEDLY, A MACROSCOPIC INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY VISIBLE TEAR; HOWEVER, WHEN A PULL-AND-PUSH ACTION WAS APPLIED FROM THE BLUE SIDE, BLOOD WAS SEEN SEEPING FROM THE TUNNEL, INDICATING AN INTERNAL LEAK. FURTHERMORE, LEAKAGE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT APPLYING CONSIDERABLE FORCE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: Extravasation; Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24243043 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 14, 2026Suction Problem; Malposition of Device

  ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT FOR A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING GLIDEPATH. DURING A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE CATHETER TIP WAS ALLEGEDLY POSITIONED SHALLOWER THAN INTENDED, RESULTING IN POOR BLOOD WITHDRAWAL. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DEPTH AND INADEQUATE BLOOD RETURN, THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A LONGER SIZE CATHETER TO ACHIEVE PROPER PLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24064967 ↗
• InjuryNov 25, 2025Loss of or Failure to Bond; Material Separation; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Material Separation; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method

  ON NOV 04, 2025, IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER REMOVING A 13F X 19CM GLIDEPATH CATHETER FROM A PATIENT, THE CUFF WAS FOUND TO BE DETACHED FROM THE CATHETER. THE CUFF WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETRIEVED FROM THE SOFT TISSUE, AND IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH THE CUFF AND A SLEEVE PORTION OF THE CATHETER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ORIGINAL DEVICE. FURTHER PROBING AND DISSECTION WITH INSTRUMENTS AND ULTRASOUND GUIDANCE USED TO VISUALLY SEE AND REMOVE THE CUFF PORTION. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23641577 ↗
• InjuryNov 14, 2025Fracture; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Air/Gas in Device; Fracture; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Air/Gas in Device

  ¿ON (B)(6), A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING A GLIDEPATH HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER. ON (B)(6) 2025, FOLLOWING INITIATION OF DIALYSIS TREATMENT, THE PRESENCE OF AIR BUBBLES WAS OBSERVED IN THE HEMODIALYSIS CIRCUIT, SPECIFICALLY IN THE RED LINE CONNECTED TO THE BLUE LUMEN OF THE GLIDEPATH CATHETER. NO VISIBLE FISSURES WERE INITIALLY IDENTIFIED, AS THE SUSPECTED BREAK WAS LOCATED BENEATH THE PATIENT'S TEGADERM DRESSING. THE CATHETER WAS LATER FOUND TO BE RUPTURED AT THE JUNCTION BETWEEN THE OUTER CATHETER TUBING AND THE PLASTIC HUB. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FOR AN EMERGENCY EVALUATION OF THE DIALYSIS LINE. AFTER THE DIALYSIS LINE WAS CHANGED AND THE DEFECTIVE CATHETER WAS RETRIEVED, THE CATHETER BREAK WAS CONFIRMED. THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE PATIENT WAS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23551408 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 4, 2025Restricted Flow rate; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Restricted Flow rate; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  ON (B)(6) 2025, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE USING GLIDEPATH. ON (B)(6) 2025, IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE DRAINAGE WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND WITH POOR BLOOD FLOW. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CATHETER WAS ALLEGEDLY FOUND KINKING. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22961379 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 25, 2025Loss of or Failure to Bond; Expulsion; Loss of or Failure to Bond; Expulsion

  ON (B)(6) 2025 A PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT BY USING GLIDEPATH. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CUFF ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED OFF WHILE MANIPULATING THE POSITION. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT IT WAS REPOSITIONED WITH FLUOROSCOPY AND NOTICED THAT THE CATHETER WAS MOVING BUT THE CUFF REMAINED IN PLACE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22882331 ↗
• 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 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 1, 2025Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Connection Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Connection Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE TUNNELER AND THE CATHETER CONNECTION WAS ALLEGEDLY NOT MADE WELL. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONTACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21737950 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 5, 2025Fracture; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Fracture; Material Separation; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE CONNECTION OF THE CUFF ALLEGEDLY CAME OFF WHEN THE PROTECTIVE CAP OF THE TUNNELER WAS REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY USING ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21527159 ↗
• 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 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 17, 2024Restricted Flow rate; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Restricted Flow rate; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMETIMES POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE OUTER PART OF THE LINES ALLEGEDLY TENDS TO REMAIN CRUSHED AT THE CLAMPS, AFFECTING THE LUMEN OF THE CATHETER. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20952861 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2024Restricted Flow rate; Fracture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Restricted Flow rate; Fracture; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREE MONTHS AND TWENTY-ONE DAYS POST A DIALYSIS CATHETER PLACEMENT, THE OUTER PART OF THE LINES ALLEGEDLY TENDS TO REMAIN CRUSHED AT THE CLAMPS, AFFECTING THE LUMEN OF THE CATHETER. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT IT DID NOT BREAK COMPLETELY, HOWEVER IT LOOKS LIKE IT CAN'T GET BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ROUND SHAPE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20935848 ↗
• 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 ↗

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