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Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc: POWERPORT ClearVUE isp with Smooth Septum, 8F ChronoFlex, Polyurethane Catheter, REF 1668362

Recall number
Z-1761-2018
Recalling firm
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
Product
POWERPORT ClearVUE isp with Smooth Septum, 8F ChronoFlex, Polyurethane Catheter, REF 1668362
Status
Completed
Initiated
2018-02-08
Posted
not on file
Terminated
not on file
Reason
The Patient ID Card packaged with the POWERPORT ClearVUE Implantable Port with Smooth Septum contains incorrect port flushing instructions.
Root cause
Error in labeling
Action
The firm initiated the recall by letter on 02/08/2018. The letter explained the problem and the products involved and requested the following actions: "Please check all inventory locations within your institution for affected product code / lot number combinations listed in the field correction notice. If you have further distributed any of the product code / lot numbers, please immediately contact that location, advise them of this field correction notice, and forward these instructions. For any identified product on your shelves, please replace the products Patient ID Card with the corrected Patient ID Card enclosed with this field correction notice. Enclosed with this field correction notice is a Patient Communication Packet that contains one patient letter, one corrected Patient ID Card, and one POWERPORT Patient Guide. Please contact all patients that have received any product listed in this field correction notice and provide them with the Patient Communication Packet."
Quantity
2395 units
Distribution
Nationwide
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot Number Unique Device Identifier (UDI) REAN0058 (01)00801741110740(17)170628(10)REAN0058 REAN0205 (01)00801741110740(17)170628(10)REAN0205 REAN1124 (01)00801741110740(17)170628(10)REAN1124 REAP0769 (01)00801741110740(17)170728(10)REAP0769 REAT1312 (01)00801741110740(17)171128(10)REAT1312 REBP1357 (01)00801741110740(17)180131(10)REBP1357 REBR0999 (01)00801741110740(17)180731(10)REBR0999 REBV0758 (01)00801741110740(17)180930(10)REBV0758
510(k) numbers
["K063377"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
LJT
Firm FEI
2020394
Firm city
Tempe
Firm state
AZ
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Size
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Published
2026-09-28
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2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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