FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc: Bard Magnum Disposable Biopsy Core Needle 16 gauge, Catalog Number: MN1613. Bard Magnum Disposable Biopsy Core Needle is intended for use in obtaining biopsies from soft tissues such as liver, kidney, prostate, breast, spleen, lymph nodes and various soft tissue tumors.
- Recall number
- Z-0274-2010
- Recalling firm
- Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
- Product
- Bard Magnum Disposable Biopsy Core Needle 16 gauge, Catalog Number: MN1613. Bard Magnum Disposable Biopsy Core Needle is intended for use in obtaining biopsies from soft tissues such as liver, kidney, prostate, breast, spleen, lymph nodes and various soft tissue tumors.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-10-08
- Posted
- 2009-11-17
- Terminated
- 2012-04-02
- Reason
- The recall was initiated after the firm determined that some Magnum Disposable Biopsy Core Needle 16 gauge lots may exhibit an exposed sample chamber, due to extended stylet length resulting from a loose hub connection. The exposed sample chamber will typically result in an inability to obtain the biopsy sample. In the majority of reported cases, there was no injury to the patient or user. When us
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- The recall notification was initiated by the firm issuing an urgent medical device notification to it's consignees on October 08, 2009 via USPS requesting them to check all inventory locations for the affected products, remove and return affected products to Bard. The consignees were instructed to complete and return a recall effectiveness check form. Bard provided this 800 number 1-800-321-4254 for any questions consignees may have.
- Quantity
- 32, 427 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide and internationally to Canada Mexico Algeria Andorra Austria Bahrain Belarus Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France French Guiana Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Kenya Kuwait Latvia Lebanon Luxembourg Malta Martinique Mauritius Morocco Netherlands New Caledonia Nigeria Norway Oman Poland Portugal Republic of Kosovo Republic of Macedonia Reunion Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Canada Japan Bangladesh China Hong Kong India Indonesia Korea Malaysia Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Argentina Bahamas Barbados Brazil Chile Colombia Dominican Republic Mexico Peru and Suriname
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: REQI0632 REQJ0353 REQK0281 REQK0377 RERA0355 RERB0142 RERC0031 RERD0071 RERD0117 RERE0156 RERE0547 RERG0317 RERH0719 RERI0584 RERK0426 RERL0187 RESA0699 RESB0560 RESC0584 RESD0592 RESE0373 RESF0560 RESG0181 RESH0718 RESI0438 RESJ0549 RESJ0550 RETB0903 and RETB0904
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K934370"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FCG
- Firm FEI
- 2020394
- Firm city
- Tempe
- Firm state
- AZ
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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