C.R. Bard HydroSil Gripper Catheters Recall: Risk of Catheter Cutting
C.R. Bard recalls 10" HydroSil Gripper intermittent catheters (30 per box) due to potential catheter cutting during use. Affected lots include JUBT0404, JUBP0700, JUBR2498, JUBS1289. No remedy specified in recall notice.
Recall notice
Several instances of a catheter caught in the sterile barrier seal and in some instances cut catheters were observed.
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What happened, in plain English
C.R. Bard is recalling 10-inch HydroSil Gripper intermittent catheters that may cut during use. This could cause injury to users, especially if the catheter gets stuck in the sterile seal. The recall affects specific production lots. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/73019-c-r-bard-hydrosil-gripper-catheters-recall-risk-of-catheter.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/73019-c-r-bard-hydrosil-gripper-catheters-recall-risk-of-catheter · Updated September 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1307-2018
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“C.R. Bard HydroSil Gripper Catheters Recall: Risk of Catheter Cutting.” GovInfoNow, updated September 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/73019-c-r-bard-hydrosil-gripper-catheters-recall-risk-of-catheter. Based on FDA recall #Z-1307-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1307-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The catheters can get caught in the sterile barrier seal, which may cause them to cut during use. This poses a risk of injury to the user, particularly if the catheter is not properly handled.
Who’s affected
Patients using intermittent catheters for urinary drainage are most at risk. The recall applies to specific production lots of 10-inch HydroSil Gripper catheters.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'HydroSil Gripper Intermittent Catheters' with 10" lengths. Affected lots are JUBT0404, JUBP0700, JUBR2498, JUBS1289. The product comes in boxes of 30 catheters per pouch.
- Brand
C.R. Bard- Category
Medical device
All 3 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 Nationwide in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, including Puerto Rico
| Recall number | Product, codes & lots | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Z-1307-2018 | HydroSil Gripper Intermittent Catheters- 10" lengths - 30 catheters per box, each catheter is packaged in an individual pouch. MGC3 Product Usage Intermittent catheters are intended for urinary bladder drainage in patients requiring catheterization for management of incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and surgical procedures.; Item 50610 Lots #'s: JUBT0404, JUBP0700, JUBR2498, JUBS1289 | 44640.0 units |
| Z-1308-2018 | Magic 3 Intermittent Catheters- 12 Male - 30 catheters per box, each catheter is packaged in an individual pouch. Urinary catheter.; Item # 50612 Lots #'s: JUBQ0995, JUAZ1253, JUBN0527, JUBP0065, JUBP0225, JUBP0675, JUBQ0093, JUBT1089, JUBQ1417, JUBQ1691, JUBR0232, JUAX0761, and JUAY0563 Item # 50614 Lots #'s: 53621355, JUAW0726, JUAW1103, JUAW1105, JUAW1200, JUAW1201, JUAW1209, JUAX0174, JUAX0275, JUAX0276, JUAX0679, JUAX0680, JUAX0745, JUAX0759, JUAY0141, JUAY0163, JUAY0451, JUAY0468, JUAY0587, JUAY0655, JUAY0685, JUAY0911, JUAY0930, JUAZ0126, JUAZ0147, JUAZ1147, JUAZ1157, JUAZ1207, JUAZ1252, JUAZ1275, JUAZ1281, JUBN0049, JUBN0077, JUBN0490, JUBN0526, JUBN0824, JUBN0850, JUBN1022, JUBP0035, JUBP0063, JUBP0194, JUBP0224, JUBP0674, JUBP0699, JUBP1182, JUBP1202, JUBQ0024, JUBQ0039, JUBQ0076, JUBQ0091, JUBQ1023, JUBQ1390, JUBQ1416, JUBQ1673, JUBQ1690, JUBR0256, JUBR0853, JUBR0883, JUBR1245, JUBR1271, JUBR2530, JUBR2531, JUBR2565, JUBS1262, JUBS1291, JUBS1877, JUBS1905, JUBS2411, JUBS2412, JUBS2449, JUBT1055 and JUBU0498 Item # 50616 Lot #'s: JUAX0175, JUAX0176, JUAX0177, JUAX0277, JUAX0681, JUAX0708, JUAX0747, JUAY0142, JUAY0469, JUAY0588, JUAY0664, JUAY0931, JUAZ0148, JUAZ1148, JUAZ1208, JUBN0078, JUBN0491, JUBN0825, JUBN0851, JUBN0999, JUBN1023, JUBP0064, JUBP0701, JUBP1183, JUBP1203, JUBQ0092,J UBQ1024 , JUBQ1368, JUBQ1395, JUBQ1686, JUBR0257, JUBR0373, JUBR0860, JUBR0890, JUBR1272, JUBS0439, JUBS0469, JUBS1263, JUBS2409, JUBS2410, JUBS2447, JUBT0121, JUBT0161 and JUBT0162 | 10,949,013 units in total |
| Z-1309-2018 | Personal Intermittent Catheters- 16" and 10" lengths - 30 catheters per box, each catheter is packaged in an individual pouch, Item Numbers: 50612, 50614, 50616, 50618, 52306, 52308, 52310, 52606, 52606G, 52608, 52608G, 52610, 52610G, 53314, 53320, 53514G, 53610, 53610G, 53612G, 53614G, 53616G, 53618G, 62308, 62310, 62606P, 602608, 62608P, 62610, 62610P, 63310, 63316, 63610, 63610M, 63612, 63612M, 63614, 63614M, 63616, 63616M, 63618, 71410, 72608, 72610, 73612, 73614, 73616 Product Usage Intermittent catheters are intended for urinary bladder drainage in patients requiring catheterization for management of incontinence, voiding dysfunction, and surgical procedures.; Item Numbers, Lot Numbers: 50612, Lot Numbers: JUBQ0995, JUAZ1253, JUBN0527, JUBP0065, JUBP0225, JUBP0675, JUBQ0093, JUBT1089, JUBQ1417, JUBQ1691, JUBR0232, JUAX0761, JUAY0563 50614, Lot Numbers: JUBN0526, JUBR2531, JUBR1271, JUBR2565, JUBS2412, JUBS1262, JUBS1291, JUBS1877, JUBS2411, JUAZ1147, JUAZ1157, JUAZ0147, JUAZ0126, JUAZ1207, JUAZ1281, JUAZ1275, JUAZ1252, JUBN0077, JUBN0049, JUBN0490, JUBN0824, JUBN0850, JUBN1022, JUBP0035, JUBP0063, JUBP1202, JUBP0194, JUBP0224, JUBQ0039, JUBP0674, JUBQ0024, JUBP1182, JUBQ0076, JUBQ0091, JUBP0699, JUBQ1023, JUBQ1390, JUBQ1673, JUBR0853, JUBQ1416, JUBQ1690, JUBR0883, JUBR0256, JUBR1245, JUBR2530, JUBT1055, JUBU0498, JUBS1905, JUBS2449, JUAW1103, JUAW1105, JUAW1200, JUAW1201, JUAW1209, JUAW0726, JUAX0275, JUAX0174, JUAX0276, JUAX0679, JUAX0680, JUAX0759, JUAX0745, JUAY0141, JUAY0163, JUAY0468, JUAY0451, JUAY0587, JUAY0685, JUAY0655, JUAY0930, JUAY0911, 53621355 50616, Lot Numbers: JUBS1263, JUBT0121, JUAZ1148, JUAY0931, JUAZ1208, JUAZ0148, JUBN0078, JUBP0064, JUBN0491, JUBN0851, JUBN0825, JUBN1023, JUBN0999, JUBP0701, JUBP1203, JUBQ0092, JUBP1183, JUBQ1024, JUBQ1368, JUBQ1395, JUBQ1686, JUBR0890, JUBR0860, JUBS2409, JUBS2410, JUBS2447, JUBT0161, JUBT0162, JUBR0257, JUBR0373, JUBR1272, JUBS0439, JUBS0469, JUAX0175, JUAX0176, JUAX0277, JUAX0177, JUAX0708, JUAX0747, JUAX0681, JUAY0142, JUAY0469, JUAY0588, JUAY0664 50618, Lot Numbers: JUBP0226, JUBQ0980, JUBQ1859, JUBN0016, JUBN0014, JUBN0015, JUAW0697, JUAV1056, JUAY0161 52306, Lot Numbers: JUBN1018, JUBT1763, JUAX0732 52308, Lot Numbers: JUBS1903, JUBS1875, JUBN0995, JUBP0951, JUBS1874, JUBT1802, JUAU0446, JUAU0552, JUAZ1194 52310, Lot Numbers: JUBP0953, JUBS1898, JUAX0731 52606, Lot Numbers: JUBU0935, JUAW0971, JUAX0265 52606G, Lot Numbers: JUBS2408, JUAZ1226, JUBP0219, JUBQ0984, JUBR0226 52608, Lot Numbers: JUBQ1419, JUBR0884, JUAU0553, JUAU0559, JUAU0728, JUAV0279, JUAV0683, JUAW0407, JUAW1128, JUAX0198, JUAX0205 52608G, Lot Numbers: JUBP0189, JUBQ0071, JUBQ1392, JUBQ1013, JUBR0854, JUBR2563, JUBR1243, JUAU0554, JUAV0911, JUAW0425, JUAX0199 52610, Lot Numbers: JUBR2523, JUBN0073, JUAZ1272, JUBN1019, JUBP0324, JUBR2496, JUBU0791, JUAU0730, JUAU0726, JUAV0260, JUAV0649, JUAV0687, JUAY0449, JUAY0662 52610G, Lot Numbers: JUBS1259, JUBS0464, JUAZ1196, JUAZ1248, JUBR0251, JUBQ1420, JUBR0885, JUBU0790, JUAU0476, JUAV0449, JUAV0674, JUAW0408, JUAX0741, JUAZ1197 53314, Lot Numbers: JUAV0148, JUAV0149, JUAV0150, JUAX0112, JUAX0110, JUAX0111, JUAY0532, JUAY0533, JUAY0534, JUAY0013, JUAY0014, JUAY0015 53320, Lot Numbers: JUBT1734, JUAY0530, JUAY0531, JUBT1843, JUBU0095, JUAX0108, JUAX0109, JUAY0011 53514G, Lot Numbers: JUBU0093 53610, Lot Numbers: JUBT1143, JUBT1733 53610G, Lot Numbers: JUBT0224, JUBP0187, JUBQ1858, JUAX0385, JUAY0861 53612G, Lot Numbers: JUBT0494, JUBT1714, JUBN0005, JUBN0945, JUAY0860, JUAZ0106 53614G, Lot Numbers: JUBT0487, JUBT0522, JUBT0523, JUBT0831, JUBT0926, JUBT0927, JUBT1312, JUBT1712, JUBT1313, JUBT1759, JUBT0524, JUBT0832, JUAZ1391, JUBN0105, JUBN0079, JUBN0050, JUBN0655, JUBN0656, JUBN1000, JUBP0188, JUBP0037, JUBP0196, JUBN1024, JUBP0676, JUBQ1044, JUBQ1043, JUBP0702, JUBR1868, JUBR2493, JUBS0025, JUBS1137, JUBS1256, JUBU0109, JUBR0481, JUAW0634, JUAW0635, JUAW0636, JUAW0788, JUAw0637, JUAW0890, JUAW0787, JUAW0889, JUAW0992, JUAW0993, JUAW1063, JUAW1064, JUAU0701, JUAX0125, JUAX0126, JUAX0404, JUAX0405, JUAX0656, JUAX0702, JUAX0682, JUAY0143, JUAX0760, JUAY0164, JUAX0402, JUAY0564, JUAY0589, JUAY0628, JUAY0633, JUAY0634, JUAX0401, JUAY0665, JUAY0863, JUAY0868, JUAY0932, JUAZ0127, JUAZ0149, JUAZ1149, JUAZ1158, JUAZ1254 53616G, Lot Numbers: JUBS2133, JUBT0833, JUBT0834, JUBT0923, JUBT2258, JUBN0347, JUBN0001, JUBP0677, JUAW0891, JUAX0178, JUAX0394, JUAX0395, JUAX0655, JUAX0683, JUAX0684, JUAX0746, JUAY0144, JUAY0165, JUAY0452, JUAY0470, JUAY0590, JUAY0565, JUAY0666, JUAY0862, JUAY0913, JUAZ1150, JUAZ0128, JUAZ1159, JUAZ1209 53618G. Lot Numbers: JUBT0924 62308, Lot Numbers: JUBS1316 62310, Lot Numbers: JUBP0325, JUAW0903, JUAX0733, JUAW0709, JUAW0932 62606P, Lot Numbers: JUAY0694 602608, Lot Numbers: JUAW0972, JUAV0481, JUAV0482, JUAV0483, JUAX0240 62608P, Lot Numbers: JUAV0269, JUAV0811, JUAX0089 62610, Lot Numbers: JUBP0327, JUAX0079, JUAX0241 62610P, Lot Numbers: JUBP0190, JUAU0731, JUAW0954 63310, Lot Numbers: JUBT1758 63316. Lot Numbers: JUBT0001 63610, Lot numbers: JUBT1747, JUAX0685 63610M, Lot Numbers: JUAX0386 63612, Lot Numbers: JUBN0826, JUBP0947, JUBP0906, JUAY0566, JUAY0635 63612M, Lot Numbers: JUBN0348, JUBR0891, JUBR2557, JUBS0467, JUBQ0040, JUAX0183, JUAX0657, JUAX0200, JUAX0686, JUAY0667 63614, Lot Numbers: JUBP0030, JUBP0227, JUBP0955, JUBP0907, JUBR0233, JUAX0687, JUAX0748, JUAY0453, JUAX0762, JUAY0636, JUAY0914, JUAY0933 63614M, Lot Numbers: JUAX0180, JUAX0181, JUAY0166 63616, Lot Numbers: JUBP0948, JUBP0900, JUAX0763, JUAY0471, JUAY0875, JUAY0934 63616M, Lot Numbers: JUBS2445, JUAZ1255, JUAX0182 63618, Lot Numbers: JUAZ0150, JUBN0051, JUBP0703 71410, Lot Numbers: 53617349 72608, Lot Numbers: JUAZ1249, JUBQ0072, JUAV0824, JUAV0898, JUAY0139 72610, Lot Numbers: JUAZ1204, JUBQ1017, JUBQ0021, JUAV0446, JUAW0441 73612, Lot Numbers: JUBU0789, JUAX0005, JUAX0006 73614, Lot Numbers: JUBU0423, JUBS2481, JUAX0003, JUAX0004, JUAX0102, JUAX0103, JUAX0390 73616, Lot Numbers: JUBT0234, 53621167 | 10,949,013 units in total |
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Number
Look for the lot numbers JUBT0404, JUBP0700, JUBR2498, or JUBS1289 on the packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 36 states.
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, including Puerto Rico” 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, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.1 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1307-2018 (September 14, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1307-2018 to see it in context.
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