Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Top device categories

• Instrument, BiopsyKNW16,418
• Filter, Intravascular, CardiovascularDTK9,510
• Catheter, PercutaneousDQY3,895
• Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, TransluminalLIT2,712
• Catheter For Crossing Total OcclusionsPDU1,014
• Biopsy NeedleFCG738
• System, Endovascular Graft, Arteriovenous (Av) Dialysis Access Circuit Stenosis TreatmentPFV499
• Catheter, Percutaneous, Cutting/ScoringPNO355
• System, Endovascular Graft, Aortic Aneurysm TreatmentMIH336
• Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary DuctsFGE305

Recent recalls

• 2026-02-13Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Broviac 4.2 Fr Single-Lumen CV Catheter Cutdown Tray with SureCuff Tissue Ingrowth Cuff Cat 60060

  Due to damage to outer tray that can potentially compromise the sterile barrier

• 2025-12-05Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Safe-T-Centesis 6 Fr Catheter Drainage Tray, REF: PIG1260T,

  Acute drainage catheters, indicated for use in removing fluid during acute drainage/aspiration procedure, manufactured with safety indicators that erroneously show catheter in sharp position when catheter is in blunt position, which may lead users to believe device is not yet in pleural or peritoneal space when it is, may cause discomfort, delay to treatment, injury to internal organs or vessels.

• 2025-09-26Open, ClassifiedSoftware Design Change

  Venclose digiRF Generators, Model VCRFG1, with software 3.35 designed to identify internal wiring anomalies in the Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheter prior to use. The Venclose digiRF Generator is a sophisticated multi-voltage energy delivery system featuring touchscreen control that automatically configures non-adjustable treatment parameters (including time and temperature) for compatible catheters connected via a triaxial connector port. Designed for use with Venclose RF Catheters (either the EVSRF or Maven variants) as an integrated system, the device employs resistive radiofrequency ablation to deliver temperature-controlled RF energy that heats incompetent vein walls, inducing irreversible luminal occlusion followed by progressive fibrosis and eventual vein resorption. The 510(k) submission K250068 encompasses solely the Venclose digiRF Generator due to software modifications with no alterations to the cleared Venclose Catheters (EVSRF and Maven variants, cleared under K160754 and K211806, respectively).

  Software version 3.35 of the Venclose digiRF Generator incorporates a catheter verification feature specifically designed to detect internal wiring anomalies in Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheters prior to clinical use. This automated diagnostic check is executed immediately upon catheter connection to the generator, occurring before the procedure interface becomes accessible. When a catheter fails this verification process, the generator displays a Red X indicator on the screen without accompanying error codes, effectively disabling catheter functionality. However, BD has determined that software version 3.35 generates false positive failures due to temperature-dependent verification parameters, incorrectly flagging properly functioning Venclose EVSRF Ablation Catheters as defective when the catheter temperature is not at steady state during the check initiation.

• 2025-03-05Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Rotarex Atherectomy System and Instructions for Use, BD SET Rotarex: S 6 F x 110 cm, REF: 80236; S 6 F x 135 cm, REF: 80237; S 8 F x 85 cm, REF: 80238; S 8 F x 110 cm, REF: 80239

  Atherectomy Catheter eIFU updated to clarify and emphasize procedural steps intended to reduce the likelihood of catheter breakage events. Catheter has an outer cylinder connected to a rotating helix, which could fracture and/or break, which would require retrieval, and helix facture/break could cause vessel injury and lead to severe bleeding.

• 2024-11-15Open, ClassifiedProcess change control

  Bard Marquee Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kit: BARD MARQUEE KIT 12G X 10 CM, REF: MQK1210; BARD MARQUEE 12G X 10 CM, REF: MQ1210; BARD MARQUEE Kit 12G X 13 CM, REF: MQK1213; BARD MARQUEE 12G X 13 CM, REF: MQ1213

  Disposable biopsy instruments were potentially manufactured missing the backend notch retention feature on the needle that results in inadequate securing of the needle inside the device, which could lead to needle detachment and misplacement, which could lead to tissue damage and bleeding.

• 2024-11-13Open, ClassifiedEmployee error

  The EVSRF catheter is a sterile, single-use disposable medical device for endovenous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure in which a refluxing vein is thermally coagulated to permanently eliminate the vein from blood circulation. The catheter has a long shaft for insertion into a vein, a handle with start/stop button, and a connector cable. The catheter shaft has a heating element that is energized by the digiRF radiofrequency generator, which is a multi-voltage energy delivery system with touchscreen control that automatically sets the non-adjustable treatment parameters for the catheter. A button on the catheter (or a foot pedal attached to the generator) begins an automated treatment cycle of 20 seconds long at a set temperature of 120 C, and the treatment stops automatically when complete. The catheter is used within a sterile operative field, while the generator remains outside the sterile operative field at all times.

  The Venclose" RF Ablation Catheters may have been manufactured with internal wiring error. The red and yellow signal wires were soldered on swapped ports of the catheter PCB. This error in wire configuration would lead to power being applied through the proximal 3/4th of the heating coil, bypassing the thermocouple, which will then cause the generator to overdrive the catheter in an attempt to reach desired temperature set point. The wire attachment error causes the device to reach temperatures exceeding the levels intended for therapeutic efficacy, while the console is falsely indicating that temperature has not yet been reached, thus increasing the risk of harm due to excessive temperature.

• 2024-09-20Open, ClassifiedPackaging change control

  BARD MAGNUM Disposable Core Tissue Biopsy Needle REF: MN1410 MN 1420 MN1610 MN1616 MN1820 MN2010 The Magnum Biopsy System (instrument and needles) is intended for use in obtaining biopsies from soft tissues such as liver, kidney, prostate, breast, spleen, lymph nodes and various soft tissue tumors.

  Due to possible packaging damage (indentations/cuts) cause by manufacturing process. As a result of the packaging damage, may cause the sterile barrier to be compromised.

• 2024-09-06Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  Guidewire 70cm x 1mm (0.038 ) REF 5583705 These accessories are intended for use with Bard 14.5 Fr. Long-Term Dual Lumen Hemodialysis Catheters. Please refer to the applicable catheter Instructions for Use for directions on the use of these accessories.

  Due to guidewires being manufactured incorrectly with the guidewires being mis-assembled within the hoop such that the proximal (stiff) end of the guidewire is located at the distal end of the hoop. Injury could occur if the user attempts to insert the proximal end into the patient.

• 2024-01-05Open, ClassifiedProcess control

  Bard Mission Disposable Core Biopsy Instrument Kit (REF/Name): 1410MSK/ Mission Kit 14G x 10CM; 1416MSK/ Mission Kit 14G x 16CM; 1610MSK/ Mission Kit 16G x 10CM; 1616MSK/ Mission Kit 16G x 16CM; 1810MSK/ Mission Kit 18G x 10CM; 1816MSK/ Mission Kit 18G x 16CM; 1820MSK/ Mission Kit 18G x 20CM; 1825MSK/ Mission Kit 18G x 25CM; 2010MSK/ Mission Kit 20G x 10CM; 2016MSK/ Mission Kit 20G x 16CM; 2020MSK/ Mission Kit 20G x 20CM

  The internal diameter of the coaxial cannula may be smaller or larger than the external diameter of the biopsy needle, and the length of the cannula may exceed the stated length on the label. As a result, the biopsy needle may not fit properly into the coaxial cannula, preventing access to the target tissue, which could lead to tissue injury, longer and repeat procedures.

• 2024-01-05Open, ClassifiedProcess design

  BD Recanalization System, REF: BDRECANSYSTEM

  Recanalization systems may be in a manufacturing mode that allows the system to continuously run without the typical 30 second pauses, and 4-minute warning/5-minute restart required messages to indicate the ten-minute maximum catheter use time has been exceeded, which may increase the risk of the device overheating or breaking.