PowerPICC SV CatheterRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 15 models of PowerPICC SV Catheter by Bard Access Systems, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 273 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 17, 2016 and Jun 19, 2026 — classified as 13 injuries, 260 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (132 reports).

1 FDA recall record name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 1 still open.

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

PowerPICC SV Catheter recalls

FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.

1. May 21, 2026Open, Classified

   Due to lidocaine ampoules being manufactured under deficient manufacturing practices by manufacturer, lidocaine ampoules are currently being recalled by supplier.

   Z-2659-2026 · Root cause: Nonconforming Material/Component · names 2 of these models · Recall details · FDA record ↗

Most reported PowerPICC SV Catheter problems

PowerPICC SV Catheter models

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

• PowerPICC SV Catheter 1274108D

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  1 recall30 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3173355

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  67 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3274355

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  51 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3173108D

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  1 recall0 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3173108

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  24 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3274108

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  19 reports
• PowerPICC SV Catheter 1274118

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  19 reports
• PowerPICC SV Catheter 1173118

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  16 reports
• PowerPICC SV Catheter 1173108D

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  14 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3274118

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  13 reports
• PowerPICC SV Catheter 1274108

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  7 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3274335

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  6 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3274108D

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  4 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3173118

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  2 reports
• PowerPICC® SV Catheter 3173335

  Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days
  1 report

Recent PowerPICC SV Catheter adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionJun 19, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED PICC - RIGHT BRACHIAL. LINE BROKEN AT THE JUNCTURE WHERE IT MEETS THE WHITE WING PART. NO APPARENT HARM. OF NOTE, THIS PICC WAS INSERTED VERY LOW ON THE ARM, AND THE BREAK HAPPENED WHERE THE LINE WAS LOOPED BACK UPWARDS SO AS TO AVOID THE ANTECUBITAL FOLD. SECOND PICC BREAK FOR THIS PATIENT, INDWELLING FOR 37 DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 6/2/2026: PICC WAS A PARTIAL BREAK THROUGH CATHETER LUMEN. PICC LINE CAUSED DELAY IN BLOOD DRAW - BLOOD WORK DEFERRED TO FOLLOWING DAY AS IT WAS TOO LATE THEN IN THE MORNING TO DRAW AN ACCURATE DRUG LEVEL. THEREFORE, HE REQUIRED AN ADDITIONAL TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THIS BLOOD DRAW. PICC SECURED WITH SECURACATH & SECUREMENT DRESSING IV ADVANCED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25564914 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 16, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT WHITE LUMEN CRACKED AND LEAKING. NO APPARENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25524207 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 18, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING HOME VISIT FOR PICC CARE. PICC WHITE LUMEN CRACKED AND LEAKING. SENT TO ER TO BE REWIRED. NO APPARENT HARM TO PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25205255 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 11, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED A CRACK AT THE HUB ON ONLY ONE LUMEN. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25136710 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 18, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN REMOVING THE DRESSING, THERE WAS NO KINK OR INCORRECT PLACEMENT OF THE LINE UNDER THE DRESSING. IT WAS IN A NICE U-TURN. BREAK OCCURRED ABOUT 0.5-1.0 CM ABOVE THE WHITE WINGS. CHEMO NURSES ARE VERY EXPERIENCED IN CVC DRESSINGS AND PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO TAPE UP CORRECTLY TO PRESERVE THE LINE. NO INVASIVE PROCEDURE REQUIRED. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24634091 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 18, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INFUSION PROCEDURE, A DOWNSTREAM OCCLUSION ALARM ACTIVATED. WHEN DRESSING WAS REMOVED, BLOOD WAS NOTED, AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PICC LINE HAD CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WHITE BARD COMPONENT. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2026. IT WAS REPORTED AS NO APPARENT HARM, THOUGH THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED INCONVENIENCE, AND THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED OR PROLONGED CARE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24633976 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 6, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED BY CUSTOMER THAT PICC LINE HAS BROKEN AT THE DISTAL END JUST BEFORE THE NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2026. THE PICC LINE WAS INSERTED ON 05 JAN 2026 TO THE BASILIC VEIN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 25 FEB 2026 THE PICC LINE WAS REMOVED IN THE OR AND DISCARDED. THE PATIENT WAS REQUIRED TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TO ACH FOR REMOVAL AND A NEW LINE PLACED UNDER ANESTHESIA. THIS IS AN ESCALATION OF CARE AND WOULD CLASSIFY THAT AS A SERIOUS SAFETY EVENT. PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS FROM THE LINE BREAKAGE OR REPLACEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24533755 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 24, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT'S PICC LINE FOUND TO BE BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE WHITE HUB. SMALL CRACK NOTED WHERE BLOOK AND SALINE LEAKED OUT WHEN FLUSHING. CRACK APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY BENDING OF THE PICC AT THE AC. NO HARM TO PATIENT. PIV PLACED AND THEN NEW PICC INSERTED AT A LATER DATE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24428708 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 20, 2026Break; Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT CATHETER BROKE COMPLETELY THROUGH. IV MEDICATION TREATMENT WAS INTERRUPTED, AND PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO AN EXCHANGE OF THE LINE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24406826 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 19, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH THAT WHILE FLUSHING LUMEN AND ATTEMPTING TO DRAW LABS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE CATHETER. BLOOD DRIPPING FROM EXTENSION LEG WHERE CLEAR EXTENSION LEG OF PICC (PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETER) MEETS PLASTIC HUB THAT NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR ATTACHES TO. PATIENT WITH 4FR DUAL LUMEN BARD SMALL VEIN POWERPICC. CRACK WAS NOTED WHERE LEAKING WAS DESCRIBED. EXTENSION LEG CLEANED THOROUGHLY WITH ALCOHOL, WRAPPED IN GAUZE WITH ANTISEPTIC AGENT AT BREAK SITE. PICC CLAMP ENGAGED ABOVE BREAK AS WELL AS GREEN HEMOSTAT OVER GAUZE. CONSULT PLACED FOR PICC REWIRE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24388487 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 19, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT THE PEDIATRIC PATIENT'S ACF PICC LINE FOUND TO BE BROKEN JUST ABOVE THE WHITE HUB. SMALL CRACK NOTED WHERE BLOOD AND SALINE LEAKED OUT WITH FLUSHING. THIS PICC LASTED LESS THAN A MONTH. CHANGE THE INSERTION LOCATION SO THAT THE LINE IS NOT BEING BENT AT THE AC SPACE DUE TO THE EXTERNAL LENGTH OF THE LINE. MINIMAL HARM TO PATIENT. PICC LINE HAD TO BE REMOVED IN THE HOT CLINIC; PATIENT WILL REQUIRE A NEW CVC LINE TO CONTINUE TREATMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24388479 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT IS LEAKING ON THE PATIENT SIDE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 2/4/2026: PICC PLACED WITHOUT INCIDENT, CONFIRMED TIP TERMINATION, PATENCY CONFIRMED, DRESSING APPLIED. FINAL FLUSH AFTER DRESSING APPLIED DEMONSTRATED IMMEDIATE LEAKING FROM PATIENT-SIDED HUB EDGE. NO LEAKING SURROUNDING SECUREACATH. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24383105 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED CATHETER WAS FOUND WITH A HOLE JUST DISTAL TO THE HUB, DISCOVERED DUE TO LEAKAGE UNDER THE DRESSING. IV MEDICATION TREATMENT WAS INTERRUPTED, AND PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO AN EXCHANGE OF THE LINE. LINE WAS SECURED WITH 3M. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24337542 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED CATHETER WAS FOUND WITH A HOLE JUST DISTAL TO THE HUB, DISCOVERED DUE TO LEAKAGE UNDER THE DRESSING. IV MEDICATION TREATMENT WAS INTERRUPTED, AND PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO AN EXCHANGE OF THE LINE. LINE WAS SECURED WITH 3M. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24337393 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2026Fluid/Blood Leak

  IT WAS REPORTED CATHETER WAS FOUND WITH A HOLE JUST DISTAL TO THE HUB, DISCOVERED DUE TO LEAKAGE UNDER THE DRESSING. IV MEDICATION TREATMENT WAS INTERRUPTED, AND PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO AN EXCHANGE OF THE LINE. LINE WAS SECURED WITH A SUTURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24335557 ↗

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