Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-1529-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

USHER¿ Support Catheter- Angled Tip WL130cm, RI 7F; REF USH07AT; PK1022-01A; Rx only, Non-Pyrogenic, Sterile; Bard Peripheral Vascular; Manuf: FlowCardia, Inc., a Subsidiary of C. R. Bard, Inc., 745 North Pastoria Ave, Sunnyvale CA 95085. The Usher¿ Peripheral is a single lumen support catheter, with a standard luer fitting at the proximal end. The Usher¿ Peripheral is available in a length 130 cm with an angled tip shape.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: January 23, 2013

Date Posted: June 19, 2013

Recall Number: Z-1529-2013

Event ID: 64276

Reason for Recall:

Bard Peripheral Vascular (BPV) is initiating this recall because a combination of Bard¿ UltraClip¿ Dual Trigger Tissue Marker's and support catheters (Microsheath and Usher) were inadvertently distributed to customers without completing the sterilization process (non sterile).

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 223

Code Information:

PC USH07AT; Lot# FCWC10009

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, TX, VA, WA, WV and WY.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated