Bard Access Systems, Inc. is recalling approximately 718,461 BD PowerPICC Catheters because the tubing can develop leaks due to material fatigue. The catheters were manufactured with tubing that exceeded technical specifications for melt flow, which can cause the material to crack or break during use. No injuries have been reported to date, but the defect can lead to life-threatening complications or the interruption of vital medical treatments. These devices are primarily used in hospitals and clinics for vascular access.
The tubing in these catheters may crack or leak prematurely, potentially allowing air bubbles to enter the bloodstream (air embolism) or causing medical fluids to leak into surrounding body tissues (extravasation). These failures pose serious risks of severe infection, internal bleeding, and foreign body embolisms where fragments of the device enter the circulatory system.
Units were recalled because tubing exceeded melt flow index specifications, which could lead to increased material fatigue leaks.
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