Recall Register

Device recall: BARD Access Systems PowerPort ClearVUE Slim Implantable Port With Smooth Septum and Attachable 6 F Polyurethane…

Class II FDA enforcement event 85476. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

The catheter locks for the lot may contain an 8Fr catheter lock instead of a 6Fr catheter lock per device labeling.

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc started this device recall on 15 Jan 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Tempe, AZ. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 85476 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 20 May 2020. The record gives the status Ongoing.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, and TX. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.

Recalling firm

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc, Tempe, AZ.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 85476: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-1964-2020BARD Access Systems PowerPort ClearVUE Slim Implantable Port With Smooth Septum and Attachable 6 F Polyurethane Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter, Product #5676300 - Product Usage: All materials are biocompatible, can be used with virtually all injectable solutions intended for medicinal use, including the…200 unitsClass IIOngoing20 May 2020

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2020
916
Share of these events in Class II
93%
Product records in this event
1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
56

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85476. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/85476/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
CC0 1.0
Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, MA, MD, NJ, NY, and TX. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 85476?
The FDA record gives this quantity: 200 units
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2020 have the same class?
93% of the 916 device events that started in 2020 are in Class II.