Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published May 31, 2019

Bard GlidePath Hemodialysis Catheter Recall: Tunneler Tip Breakage Risk

Bard recalls GlidePath long-term hemodialysis catheters with preloaded stylet (model 5397270) due to tunneler tip breaking during placement, potentially causing complications. Affected units have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2392-2019Medical device Bard ›

Use caution until it’s fixed

The action is being initiated due to complaints received concerning the molded tip of the tunneler breaking or is damaged during the placement procedure of the catheter.

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Recalling firmBard Peripheral Vascular Inc1625 W 3rd St Bldg 1 · Tempe, AZ 85281-2438

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Bard is recalling GlidePath long-term hemodialysis catheters with preloaded stylet (model 5397270) because the tunneler tip may break during catheter placement. This could lead to complications if the catheter becomes dislodged or damaged. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/67787-bard-glidepath-hemodialysis-catheter-recall-tunneler-tip-breakage-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/67787-bard-glidepath-hemodialysis-catheter-recall-tunneler-tip-breakage-risk · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2392-2019

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“Bard GlidePath Hemodialysis Catheter Recall: Tunneler Tip Breakage Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67787-bard-glidepath-hemodialysis-catheter-recall-tunneler-tip-breakage-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-2392-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2392-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 31, 2019, that Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc is recalling the GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet due to a molded tip hazard. The agency initiated the voluntary Class II recall after receiving complaints regarding the tunneler tip breaking or becoming damaged during placement procedures.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Bard
Product: GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397270, 14.5F, straight, 27cm
Lot codes: REDN1397 (Exp. 3/31/2020), RECX2707 (Exp. 7/31/2020), RECX1119 (Exp. 3/31/2020), RECU2783 (Exp. 1/31/2020)
Units affected: 887
Distribution: US states including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; OUS: Australia, Canada

The hazard

The recall addresses complaints concerning the molded tip of the tunneler breaking or being damaged during the placement procedure of the catheter. The FDA record does not report specific incidents or injuries associated with this hazard.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc has 40 other recalls on file since September 22, 2017. Recent Bard product recalls include the Bard Breast Biopsy System recall on August 20, 2026, and the Bard Peripheral Vascular Recall of Broviac Cutdown Trays on December 12, 2025. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Bard DuoGlide Dialysis Catheters downstream recall (August 10, 2026), the Stryker BARD Dynamic Tip Steerable Catheter recall (April 10, 2026), and the Bard EP XT Decapolar Catheter recall (August 18, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number 5397270, 14.5F, straight, 27cm length. The catheter has lot numbers REDN1397 (exp. 3/31/2020), RECX2707 (exp. 7/31/2020), RECX1119 (exp. 3/31/2020), and RECU2783 (exp. 1/31/2020).

Brand
Bard
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 28 products

All 28 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
US: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA,MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY OUS: Australia, Canada,

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-2368-2019	EQUISTREAM LONG-TERM HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER, REF/Product Code:5905190, 14.5 Fr. Alphacurve Catheter with Standard Kit, 19 cm length, BARD, UDI# 00801741013799; Lot # RECX2893, Exp. 7.31.2020	34 units
Z-2369-2019	EQUISTREAM LONG-TERM HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER, REF/Product code:5905240, 14.5 Fr. Alphacurve Catheter with Standard Kit, 24cm length, BARD, UDI# 00801741013805; (Lot,Exp) RECX3120,8/31/2020	135 units
Z-2370-2019	EQUISTREAM LONG-TERM HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER, REF/Product code:5905280, 14.5 Fr. Alphacurve Catheter with Standard Kit, 28cm length, BARD, UDI# 00801741013812; (Lot,Exp) RECX2828, 3/31/2020	40 units
Z-2371-2019	EQUISTREAM Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Styet, REF/Product code:5903190, 14.5F, Straight ,19cm length, BARD, UDI# 00801741013690; (Lot #, Exp.) RECZ3009 8/31/2020 RECZ0716 7/31/2020 RECW0585 7/31/2020 RECX1187 8/31/2020 RECV1624 1/31/2020	1356 units
Z-2372-2019	EQUISTREAM Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Styet, REF/Product code:5903230, 14.5F, Straight ,23cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013706; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN2487 9/30/2020; RECX3053 3/31/2020; RECX0505 7/31/2020; RECW0964 7/31/2020; RECX1188 8/31/2020; RECV1544 1/31/2020; RECW0847 1/31/2020	1731 units
Z-2373-2019	EQUISTREAM Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Styet, REF/Product code:5903270, 14.5F, Straight ,27cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013713; Lot # RECW0913 Exp. 3/31/2020	161 units
Z-2374-2019	EQUISTREAM Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Styet, REF/Product code:5903310, 14.5F, Straight ,31cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013720; Lot # REDN2376 Exp. 9/30/2020	13 units
Z-2375-2019	EQUISTREAM Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Styet, REF/Product code:5904270, 14.5F, Straight ,27cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013775; Lot # RECZ3014 Exp. 3/31/2020	39 units
Z-2376-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Alphacurve Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter REF/Product code:5915240, 16F, 24cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013904; Lot # REDN1368 Exp. 9/30/2020	0 units
Z-2377-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913190, 16F, Straight, 19cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013836; (Lot #, Exp.) RECZ2628 9/30/2020; RECX3045 7/31/2020; RECW1365 4/30/2020	455 units
Z-2378-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913230, 16F, Straight, 23cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013843; (Lot #, Exp.) RECX3719 9/30/2020; RECV3572 6/30/2020; RECU0189 4/30/2020; RECT1026 4/30/2020	1,114 units
Z-2379-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913270, 16F, Straight, 27cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013850; (Lot #, Exp.) RECZ0638 9/30/2020; RECW0661 7/31/2020	309 units
Z-2380-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913350, 16F, Straight, 35cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013874; Lot # RECZ0711 Exp. 9/30/2020	46 units
Z-2381-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913310, 16F, Straight, 31cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013867; Lot # RECX3001 Exp. 9/30/2020	2 units
Z-2382-2019	EQUISTREAM XK Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5913420, 16F, Straight, 42cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741013881; (Lot #, Exp.) RECX2820 7/31/2020; RECT2105 1/31/2020	100 units
Z-2383-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5393190, 14.5F, Straight, 19cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012174; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN2496 9/30/2020; REDN0142 7/31/2020; RECZ1104 7/31/2020; RECZ0651 4/30/2020; RECW2475 3/31/2020; RECX0509 3/31/2020; RECX1199 4/30/2020; RECW1846 3/31/2020; RECW0961 9/30/2020; RECW0095 8/31/2020; RECX1120 7/31/2020; RECV1690 7/31/2020	7,070 units
Z-2384-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5393230, 14.5F, Straight, 23cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012181; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN1423 8/31/2020; REDN0141 4/30/2020; RECZ2974 8/31/2020; RECZ0639 3/31/2020; RECZ1098 3/31/2020; RECY7435 3/31/2020; RECX2895 3/31/2020; RECX1714 4/30/2020; RECX0653 3/31/2020; RECW2371 4/30/2020; RECW1714 6/30/2020; RECX0998 7/31/2020; RECV2487 8/31/2020	10,507 units
Z-2385-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5393270, 14.5F, Straight, 27cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012198; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN4346 9/30/2020; RECZ2996 7/31/2020; RECX1128 3/31/2020; RECX1122 8/31/2020; RECX1195 3/31/2020	2,298 units
Z-2386-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded Stylet, REF/Product code:5393420, 14.5F, Straight, 42cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012228; (Lot #, Exp.) RECZ2997 8/31/2020; RECX0854 3/31/2020; RECW0386 7/31/2020; RECX1190 1/31/2020	713 units
Z-2387-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter, REF/Product code:5396190, 14.5F, Alphacurve, 19cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012242; Lot # RECX2538 Exp. 7/31/2020	240 units
Z-2388-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter, REF/Product code:5396240, 14.5F, Alphacurve, 19cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012259; (Lot #, Exp.) RECZ1119 8/31/2020; RECX2706 7/31/2020; RECX1189 8/31/2020; RECX0986 8/31/2020	570 units
Z-2389-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter, REF/Product code:5396280, 14.5F, Alphacurve, 28cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012266; Lot # RECW2372 Exp. 3/31/2020	104 units
Z-2390-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397190, 14.5F, straight, 19cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012297; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN2429 9/30/2020; REDN0140 3/31/2020; RECZ1125 7/31/2020; RECX0511 7/31/2020; RECW2477 3/31/2020; RECW1716 3/31/2020; RECW0390 3/31/2020	1,679 units
Z-2391-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397230, 14.5F, straight, 23cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012303; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN4412 12/31/2020; RECZ0753 3/31/2020; RECW0970 3/31/2020; RECW0387 6/30/2020	899 units
Z-2392-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397270, 14.5F, straight, 27cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012310; (Lot #, Exp.) REDN1397 3/31/2020; RECX2707 7/31/2020; RECX1119 3/31/2020; RECU2783 1/31/2020	887 units
Z-2393-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397310, 14.5F, straight, 31cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012327; Lot # RECX0642 Exp. 3/31/2020	91 units
Z-2394-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397350, 14.5F, straight, 35cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012334; Lot # REDN1398 Exp. 3/31/2020	39 units
Z-2395-2019	GlidePath Long-Term Hemodialysis Catheter with Preloaded stylet, REF/Product code:5397500, 14.5F, straight, 50cm length, BARD, UDI: 00801741012358; Lot # RECX2780 Exp. 8/31/2020	140 units

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Catheter Details
Verify the model number (5397270), size (14.5F), and length (27cm) to confirm if your catheter is affected.
Contact Healthcare Provider
Reach out to your healthcare provider to discuss potential risks and next steps for the recalled catheter.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 50 states and D.C. and Puerto Rico, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “US: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA,MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY OUS: Australia, Canada,” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

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

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 years after the firm started it.

May 31, 2019Firm started the recall
Aug 26, 2019FDA classified it Class II
Sep 4, 2019Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
May 17, 2022FDA terminated the recall

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

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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-2392-2019 (May 31, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2392-2019 to see it in context.
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