Events

Recall of BARD MAX-CORE DISPOSABLE BIOPSY INSTRUMENT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BARD CANADA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    56685
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-09-29
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    To inform customers that specific product code / lot number combinations may be at risk of having issues related to proper functioning of the device. this includes difficulty with priming and firing failure to obtain tissue sample and in some instances self-activating after priming.

Device

BARD MAX-CORE DISPOSABLE BIOPSY INSTRUMENT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MC1410 (Lot serial: REBQ2296); Model Catalog: MC1820 (Lot serial: REBQ1014); Model Catalog: MC1410 (Lot serial: REBQ1014); Model Catalog: MC1410 (Lot serial: REBR0468); Model Catalog: MC1820 (Lot serial: REBN2123); Model Catalog: MC1410 (Lot serial: REBN2123); Model Catalog: MC1820 (Lot serial: REBQ2296); Model Catalog: MC1820 (Lot serial: REBR0468)
  • Product Description
    BARD MAX-CORE DISPOSABLE CORE BIOPSY INSTRUMENT
  • Manufacturer
    BARD CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BARD CANADA INC.