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Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc: POWERPORT ClearVUE Slim with Smooth Septum, 8F ChronoFlex, Polyurethane Catheter with open suture holes, REF 5678301

Recall number
Z-1771-2018
Recalling firm
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
Product
POWERPORT ClearVUE Slim with Smooth Septum, 8F ChronoFlex, Polyurethane Catheter with open suture holes, REF 5678301
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
181 units
Distribution
Nationwide
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot Number Unique Device Identifier (UDI) REAN0061 (01)00801741110818(17)170628(10)REAN0061 REAP0772 (01)00801741110818(17)170728(10)REAP0772 REAT1524 (01)00801741110818(17)171128(10)REAT1524 REAV1479 (01)00801741110818(17)171228(10)REAV1479 REAV1938 (01)00801741110818(17)171028(10)REAV1938 REAW0937 (01)00801741110818(17)171031(10)REAW0937 REAW1186 (01)00801741110818(17)171031(10)REAW1186 REAW1666 (01)00801741110818(17)171031(10)REAW1666 REAY0528 (01)00801741110818(17)171031(10)REAY0528 REAY0795 (01)00801741110818(17)171031(10)REAY0795 REAZ1529 (01)00801741110818(17)171231(10)REAZ1529 REBN0024 (01)00801741110818(17)171231(10)REBN0024 REBN1581 (01)00801741110818(17)180131(10)REBN1581 REBQ0210 (01)00801741110818(17)180131(10)REBQ0210 REBS1277 (01)00801741110818(17)181031(10)REBS1277 REBR1125 (01)00801741110818(17)181031(10)REBR1125 REBS1395 (01)00801741110818(17)181031(10)REBS1395 REBS2412 (01)00801741110818(17)181130(10)REBS2412 REBT1785 (01)00801741110818(17)181231(10)REBT1785 REBT2349 (01)00801741110818(17)181231(10)REBT2349 REBU0563 (01)00801741110818(17)181231(10)REBU0563 REBV0760 (01)00801741110818(17)190228(10)REBV0760 REBW1037 (01)00801741110818(17)190331(10)REBW1037
510(k) numbers
["K122899"]
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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Publisher
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
File
device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
sha256
b87518bfe2e8
Published
2026-09-28
Read
2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z

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