Z-0183-2009

Bard Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe; Catalog numbers VB10118 and VB10140

Name: Z-0183-2009 Bard Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe; Catalog numbers VB10118 and VB10140
Creator: Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
Published: 2008-09-12
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc / initiated 2008-09-12 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc began a recall of Bard Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe; Catalog numbers VB10118 and VB10140 on 2008-09-12. The reason FDA records is "Some of the Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe thumb wheels from these lots may fracture when fired using the prime/pierce option". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0183-2009
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2008-09-12
Posted: 2008-10-22
Terminated: 2012-09-19
Recalling firm: Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc
Product: Bard Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe; Catalog numbers VB10118 and VB10140.
Product code: KNW Instrument, Biopsy
Reason for recall: Some of the Vacora Biopsy Vacuum Assisted Biopsy Probe thumb wheels from these lots may fracture when fired using the prime/pierce option.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: Product Recall Notification Letter sent dated September 11, 2008 Attention: Risk Managers "All VB10118 and VB10140 catalog numbers with expiry dates prior to September 2008 are now beyond their expiration date. In accordance with accepted medical practice, they should have been discarded and not used. Do not use or further distribute any affected products. Once the product affected by the recall has been removed from your inventory; fill out the recall & effectiveness check form, call Silvia Carrillo at 1-800-321-4254 ext 2727 to issue your with either a Return Authorization Number or Consignment Recall Number. fax the form to BVP at 1-800-440-5376
Quantity in commerce: 225
Distribution: Nationwide Distribution --- including states of AL, AR, CA, FL, KY, MA, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, and WA.
Product codes and lots: Lots 431PI148 (VB10118) 43IPI013(VB10140) and 43IPI014 (VB10140) with expiry date September 2008

Product code KNW

K062832Class IIVacora 14G Biopsy Probes, Models Vb14116, Vb14138C.R. Bard, Inc. / cleared 2006-10-20

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)