PowerGlide Midline CatheterRecalls & reported problems across all models
Bard Access Systems, Inc. · 12 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 69
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 20
- Recalls
- 0
We found 12 models of PowerGlide Midline Catheter by Bard Access Systems, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 69 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Nov 2, 2015 and Mar 26, 2026 — classified as 20 injuries, 49 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (18 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 PowerGlide Midline Catheter problems
Device problems
- Break18
- Detachment Of Device Component7
- Difficult to Remove5
- Leak/Splash5
- Material Separation5
- Defective Component4
- Failure to Advance4
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method4
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient45
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions6
- No Information5
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque3
- Foreign Body In Patient3
- No Code Available3
- Tissue Damage2
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
PowerGlide Midline Catheter models
12 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M120080Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days12 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M118100Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days11 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M120100Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days10 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M120101Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days9 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M118101Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days9 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M020101Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days5 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M118080Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days3 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M118101DCatheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days3 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M122081Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days3 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M120081Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days2 reports
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M122080Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days1 report
- PowerGlide Midline Catheter M220101Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days1 report
Recent PowerGlide Midline Catheter adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Activation Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ISSUE WITH POWERGLIDE. NEEDLE GOT STUCK AND UNABLE TO RETRACT FULLY MAKING THE CATHETER UNABLE TO BE USED. PATIENT HAD TO BE STUCK AGAIN. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24702402 ↗MalfunctionJul 9, 2024Defective Component; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MIDLINE CATHETER SEPARATED WHILE THE NURSE WAS PLACING THE MIDLINE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION JUNE 24: IT WAS REPORTED THE NEGATIVE OUTCOME WAS THAT THE PATIENT HAD TO HAVE THE LINE PULLED AND REPLACED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19704982 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED, "DURING MIDLINE INSERTION ATTEMPT, THE VEIN WAS ACCESSED. WIRE ADVANCED WITH NO RESISTANCE. CATHETER ADVANCED AND THEN HIT RESISTANCE. CATHETER PULLED BACK. WIRE RETURNED TO CHAMBER AND PULLED CATHETER OUT. UPON REMOVAL OF CATHETER WIRE APPEARED BENT AND HALF OF CATHETER MISSING. XRAY PREFORMED AND CATHETER NOTED TO BE IN ARM." NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18773614 ↗MalfunctionSep 18, 2023Defective Component; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT THE POWERGLIDE GUIDEWIRE DID NOT THREAD. PATIENT ALMOST MISSED THE PG PLACEMENT DUE TO GUIDEWIRE LOCKING OUT. RESPONSE RECEIVED (B)(6) 2023. I DON'T HAVE A LOT NUMBER, AND THE ONLY DISRUPTION WAS IT NEARLY CAUSED THE CLINICIANS TO MISS THEIR STICK ATTEMPT. THEY DID HOWEVER END UP EVENTUALLY SUCCESSFULLY PLACING THE DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17768677 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2023Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Defective Component; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT "TWO LINES SPLIT ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE TIP DURING INSERTION." NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FIRST DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16112118 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2023Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Defective Component; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Defective Component
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT "TWO LINES SPLIT ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE TIP DURING INSERTION." NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED, THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE SECOND DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16112013 ↗InjurySep 29, 2022Break; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Break; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER "SHEERED OFF PART OF A POWERGLIDE IN THE PATIENT ABOUT 2CM. THIS WAS DUE TO CLINICIAN INSERTION ERROR."
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15505468 ↗MalfunctionMay 9, 2019Break; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE J-LOOP BROKE ON HALF WITH PEDIATRIC PATIENT USE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS FILE ADDRESSES LOT # RECS3140.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8595129 ↗MalfunctionMay 9, 2019Break; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE J-LOOP BROKE ON HALF WITH PEDIATRIC PATIENT USE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS FILE ADDRESSES LOT # RECU1383.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8595128 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2019Break; Difficult to Remove
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LINE WAS PLACED SMOOTHLY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE BUT THE GUIDEWIRE WOULD NOT COME OUT. (B)(6) 2019 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED: THE PLACER TOLD THE BD TM THAT THE GUIDEWIRE AND CATHETER INSERTED INTO THE PATIENT SMOOTHLY. WHEN SHE WENT TO REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE, SHE FELT MORE RESISTANCE THAN NORMAL AND COULDN'T REMOVE THE WIRE. SHE TRIED PULLING AGAIN BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE WIRE. A DOCTOR WAS CALLED WHO ALSO ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE WIRE WITHOUT SUCCESS. AT SOME POINT DURING MANIPULATION OF THE DEVICE, THE CATHETER BROKE FROM THE HUB. THE CATHETER AND WIRE WERE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PLACER DID STATE THAT THE NEEDLE NEVER FULLY RETRACTED.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8370942 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2019Leak/Splash; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTENSION SET CAME APART AT CONNECTION BETWEEN LUER DEVICE AND TUBING ON THE POWERGLIDE, CAUSING BLOOD LEAKAGE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FIFTH DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8337792 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2019Break; Fluid/Blood Leak
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTENSION SET CAME APART AT CONNECTION BETWEEN LUER DEVICE AND TUBING ON THE POWERGLIDE, CAUSING BLOOD LEAKAGE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FOURTH DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8337775 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2019Leak/Splash; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTENSION SET CAME APART AT CONNECTION BETWEEN LUER DEVICE AND TUBING ON THE POWERGLIDE, CAUSING BLOOD LEAKAGE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE THIRD DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8337773 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2019Leak/Splash; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTENSION SET CAME APART AT CONNECTION BETWEEN LUER DEVICE AND TUBING ON THE POWERGLIDE, CAUSING BLOOD LEAKAGE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE SECOND DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8337772 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2019Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EXTENSION SET CAME APART AT CONNECTION BETWEEN LUER DEVICE AND TUBING ON THE POWERGLIDE, CAUSING BLOOD LEAKAGE. THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE FIRST DEVICE.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 8337771 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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