Bard recalls PowerPort isp MRI implantable ports with incorrect introducer sheath size. Affected units may cause complications during procedures. Contact Bard for details.
“Bard PowerPort isp MRI Implantable Port: Incorrect Introducer Sheath Size Recalled.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69005-bard-powerport-isp-mri-implantable-port-incorrect-introducer-sheath-size. Based on FDA recall #Z-0582-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0582-2020%22&limit=1).
Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc recalled the PowerPort isp M.R.I. Implantable Port with Attachable 8F Polyurethane Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter due to incorrect introducer sheath size packaging, according to the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration announced this voluntary Class II recall on Feb. 14, 2019.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Bard
Product: PowerPort isp M.R.I. Implantable Port with Attachable 8F Polyurethane Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter
UPC: 00801741027031
Lot Number: RECS2407
The hazard
The FDA said the hazard involves complaints that products were packaged with the incorrect introducer sheath size.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc has 40 other recalls on record since Sept. 22, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Bard Breast Biopsy System May Cause Procedure Interruptions (Aug. 20, 2026), Bard Peripheral Vascular Recall: Broviac Cutdown Trays with SureCuff Cuff Risk of Sterile Barrier Compromise (Dec. 12, 2025), and Bard Safe-T-Centesis 6 Fr Catheter Drainage Tray Recall: Erroneous Safety Indicator Risk (Nov. 6, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product code 1808060 or device listing number D004935 on the packaging. The lot number RECS2407 is also associated with this recall.
Brand
Bard
Product
PowerPort isp M.R.I. Implantable Port with Attachable 8F Polyurethane Open-Ended Single-Lumen Venous Catheter
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Bard
Reach out to Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc for specific guidance on the recalled product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US - Nationwide OUS - None” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 10 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0582-2020 (February 14, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0582-2020 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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