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Bard Peripheral Vascular EVSRF Catheter Recall: Wiring Error Risks Overheating

Bard Peripheral Vascular recalls EVSRF catheters with internal wiring errors that cause overheating. Affected units have swapped red/yellow signal wires, risking burns and tissue damage during radiofrequency ablation procedures.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0371-2025Medical deviceBard Peripheral Vascular ›
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Recalling firmBard Peripheral Vascular Inc1625 W 3rd St Bldg 1, 850 W. Rio Salado Prkwy. · Tempe, AZ 85281-2438
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Bard Peripheral Vascular is recalling EVSRF catheters that may have internal wiring errors. This error causes the catheter to overheat during radiofrequency ablation procedures, potentially causing burns or tissue damage. The recall affects specific model numbers and serial numbers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/54077-bard-peripheral-vascular-evsrf-catheter-recall-wiring-error-risks-overheating.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/54077-bard-peripheral-vascular-evsrf-catheter-recall-wiring-error-risks-overheating · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0371-2025

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“Bard Peripheral Vascular EVSRF Catheter Recall: Wiring Error Risks Overheating.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54077-bard-peripheral-vascular-evsrf-catheter-recall-wiring-error-risks-overheating. Based on FDA recall #Z-0371-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0371-2025%22&limit=1).

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc recalled The EVSRF catheter on Sept. 4, 2024, after the FDA announced the sterile, single-use medical device may deliver excessive heat due to an internal wiring error. Owners should contact the company for a remedy.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Bard Peripheral Vascular
  • Product: The EVSRF catheter
  • Catalog Number: VC-10A2.5-6F-100
  • Catalog Number: VC-10A2.5-6F-60
  • Catalog Number: VC10A256F100
  • Catalog Number: VC10A256F60
  • Catalog Number: VCOUS6F100
  • Catalog Number: VCOUS6F60
  • UPC: 00858254006008
  • UPC: 00858254006015
  • UPC: 00858254006244
  • UPC: 00858254006251

The hazard

The Venclose RF Ablation Catheters may have been manufactured with internal wiring error where red and yellow signal wires were soldered on swapped ports. This causes the generator to overdrive the catheter, reaching temperatures exceeding intended levels while falsely indicating the target temperature has not been reached.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc has 40 other recalls on record since 2017-09-22. Other recent recalls include a Bard Breast Biopsy System recall on 2026-08-20, a Broviac Cutdown Trays recall on 2025-12-12, and a Safe-T-Centesis Catheter Drainage Tray recall on 2025-11-06. Similar product recalls include Bard PowerMidline Catheter and PowerPICC Catheters recalls on 2026-05-21.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the following: Catalog Number VC-10A2.5-6F-100, VC-10A2.5-6F-60, or VC10A256F100. Also check the UDI codes and lot numbers listed in the recall notice.

  • Brand
    Bard Peripheral Vascular
  • Product
    The EVSRF catheter is a sterile, single-use disposable medical device for endovenous radiofrequency ablation, a
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Immediately stop using the EVSRF catheter if it is affected by the wiring error.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 46 states.

Alaska: named in the noticeAKMaine: named in the noticeMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: named in the noticeWAIdaho: named in the noticeIDMontana: named in the noticeMTNorth Dakota: named in the noticeNDMinnesota: named in the noticeMNIllinois: named in the noticeILWisconsin: named in the noticeWIMichigan: named in the noticeMINew York: named in the noticeNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: named in the noticeMAOregon: named in the noticeORNevada: named in the noticeNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: named in the noticeSDIowa: named in the noticeIAIndiana: named in the noticeINOhio: named in the noticeOHPennsylvania: named in the noticePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: named in the noticeCTCalifornia: named in the noticeCAUtah: named in the noticeUTColorado: named in the noticeCONebraska: named in the noticeNEMissouri: named in the noticeMOKentucky: named in the noticeKYWest Virginia: named in the noticeWVVirginia: named in the noticeVAMaryland: named in the noticeMDDelaware: named in the noticeDEArizona: named in the noticeAZNew Mexico: named in the noticeNMKansas: named in the noticeKSArkansas: named in the noticeARTennessee: named in the noticeTNNorth Carolina: named in the noticeNCSouth Carolina: named in the noticeSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: named in the noticeOKLouisiana: named in the noticeLAMississippi: named in the noticeMSAlabama: named in the noticeALGeorgia: named in the noticeGAHawaii: named in the noticeHITexas: named in the noticeTXFlorida: named in the noticeFLPuerto Rico: named in the noticePR

FDA distribution: “Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, SC, SD,…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 3 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Sep 4, 202412. FDA classified it Class II: Nov 13, 202423. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Nov 20, 202432024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

From the GovInfoNow team · based on the FDA notice · How we make summaries

What is the EVSRF catheter used for?

The EVSRF catheter is a sterile, single-use disposable medical device for endovenous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure to thermally coagulate a refluxing vein to permanently eliminate it from blood circulation.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0371-2025 (September 4, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0371-2025 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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