Hohn Catheter for Central Venous PlacementRecalls & reported problems across all models
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · 3 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 27
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
We found 3 models of Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement by Bard Access Systems, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 27 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jan 20, 2016 and Nov 10, 2023 — classified as 27 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (12 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
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement problems
Device problems
- Fluid/Blood Leak12
- Material Puncture/Hole5
- Material Rupture5
- Crack3
- Device Markings/Labelling Problem2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Bent1
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient12
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient11
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- Pain1
- Perforation1
- Tissue Damage1
Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement models
3 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement 6600730Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days16 reports
- Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement 0600710Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days6 reports
- Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement 0600730Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days5 reports
Recent Hohn Catheter for Central Venous Placement adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 10, 2023Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH PATIENT'S IV TACRO LINE BEEPING "OCCLUDED" FREQUENTLY. RN ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH WHITE LUMEN WHERE MEDICATION WAS INFUSING AND LUMEN RUPTURED, CAUSING SMALL TEAR IN RUBBER AT END OF LUMEN NEAR THE CAP. LINE CLAMPED AND LABELED "DO NOT USE" AND ALL MEDICATION SWITCHED TO RED LUMEN. NOCTURNIST MADE AWARE OF LINE FAILURE. PATIENT HAD CVL REPLACED IN CVIR. NO OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18113356 ↗MalfunctionAug 5, 2021Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS REPORTED VIA PHONE CALL "THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED HOHN¿ CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS REF#6600730, (2 EACH) AND THE SIZE IS NOT AS LISTED ON BD WEBSITE WHICH IS 42CM LENGTH INSTEAD SHE GOT 24CM LENGTH." THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE SECOND OF TWO CATHETERS RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12282143 ↗MalfunctionAug 5, 2021Device Markings/Labelling Problem; Device Markings/Labelling Problem
IT WAS REPORTED VIA PHONE CALL "THAT THEY HAVE ORDERED HOHN® CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS REF#6600730, (2 EACH) AND THE SIZE IS NOT AS LISTED ON BD WEBSITE WHICH IS 42CM LENGTH INSTEAD SHE GOT 24CM LENGTH." THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FIRST OF TWO CATHETERS RECEIVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12282128 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED PER RECEIVED MEDWATCH, "A HOLE WAS NOTICED IN THE HOHN CATHETER".
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9823736 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED PER RECEIVED MEDWATCH, "CATHETER LEAKING UPON INJECTION OF ONE LUMEN".
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9823734 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2020Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED PER RECEIVED MEDWATCH "THERE WAS A VISIBLE HOLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CATHETER. THE DEVICE WAS EXCHANGED FOR A NEW HOHN CATHETER".
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9823418 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "DURING FLUSHING THE HOHN CATHETER WAS DAMAGED."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9224653 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH PATIENT'S RED LUMEN OF RIGHT INTERNAL JUGULAR HOHN CATHETER AND THE LINE PERFORATED. THE CLAMP WAS MOVED CLOSER TO THE PATIENT AND THE LUMEN WAS DE-ACCESSED AND REPLACED IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9224652 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "A HOLE WAS NOTED IN THE HOHN CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO IR FOR AN EXCHANGER."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9224651 ↗MalfunctionOct 22, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "ONE LUMEN ON THE DOUBLE LUMEN HOHN CATHETER WAS NOT EASY TO FLUSH. WHEN FLUSHED, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE TUBING OF THE HOHN CATHETER. TEAM WAS NOTIFIED AND LUMEN WAS CLAMPED CLOSER TO THE SKIN. THE HOHN CATHETER WAS REPLACED BY IR."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9221266 ↗MalfunctionOct 22, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "A HOLE WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE HOHN CATHETER. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO IR TO HAVE THE HOHN CATHETER EXCHANGED." NO OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9219860 ↗MalfunctionOct 15, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH, "DURING AN INFUSION THE BARD CVC WAS LEAKING. THE LINE WAS EXCHANGED IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY."
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9194219 ↗MalfunctionAug 29, 2019Break; No Flow
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING BLOOD FROM THE CATHETER, THE WARD NURSE WHILE TRYING TO ASPIRATE BLOOD FROM THE CATHETER WITH THE WHITE HUB, THERE WAS NO BLOOD FLOW, AS WELL AS UNABLE TO FLUSH THE LUMEN. ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO UNBLOCK THE CATHETER BY USING THE ¿PUSH AND WITHDRAW¿ TECHNIQUES OF TRYING TO UNBLOCK THE CATHETER WITH 10MLS LUER LOCK SYRINGE, HOWEVER, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE STAFF THEN TRIED USING A 5MLS LUER LOCK SYRINGE (AS IN THE SAME MANNER), TRIED TO UNBLOCK ¿ ONLY MANAGED TO FLUSH IN 1ML. THERE WAS NO BACKFLOW AND STAFF TRIED TO FLUSH THE WHITE LUMEN CATHETER, AND THE CATHETER BROKE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8947749 ↗MalfunctionAug 29, 2019Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Puncture/Hole; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WARD STAFF WAS UNCLAMPING THE WHITE HUB OF THE CATHETER AND WHILE TRYING TO FLUSH THE CATHETER, NOTICED A SMALL PUNCTURE HOLE AT THE WHITE HUB OF THE CATHETER ON THE SPOT OF WHERE THE CLAMP WAS PLACED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8947053 ↗MalfunctionJul 12, 2019Material Puncture/Hole; Material Rupture
IT WAS REPORTED THE LUMEN ON PATIENT'S DOUBLE LUMEN NON-TUNNELED RIGHT IJ BURST, HOLE FORMED WHEN FLUSHED BETWEEN INSERTION SITE AND LUER LOCK. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8786335 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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