Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Date Initiated2025-06-03
Product Quantity63 units
Reason for Recall
Cather packaging may contain the incorrect French size.
Firm Action
On June 3, 2025, BD (C.R. Bard) Urology and Critical Care issued a "Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification to affected consignees via. Fed Ex and E-mail. On June 18, 2025, BD issued a updated recall notification to update incorrect lot numbers. BD asked consignees to take the following actions:
1. Immediately Discontinue Use
2. Please check all inventory locations within your institution for impacted lots of BD C.R. Bard Heyman" Follower Straight Tip Fr Sizes 10, 12, 14, 20; Heyman Follower Coude Tip Fr Sizes 12, 14, 16; BARD Urologist s Trays listed on Attachment 2.
3. Immediately quarantine and discard all impacted devices within your facility s control per your facility s procedures
4.Share this notice with any users of the product within your facilities to ensure they are also aware of this Medical Device Recall.
5. Identify all customers within your distribution network that purchased any affected product as defined in this notification. Provide a copy of the attached updated customer letter to all customers to advise them of this field action notification on BD s behalf.
6.If you have purchased this product through a distributor, please contact this distributor to request appropriate credit or order alternate replacement product.
7.Complete and return the attached Customer Response Form to the BD contact noted on the form
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Distribution Pattern
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV and the country of Canada.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.