A voluntary recall has been initiated for the bard® marquee® disposable core biopsy instruments and instrument kits which was product catalog/lot number specific.Reportedly the penetration depth switch used to select the desired penetration depth of the biopsy needle for soft tissue biopsies, detaches from the device during use.The penetration depth switch detachments may result in (1) prolongation of the biopsy procedures as the user obtains a replacement device, (2) undershooting the lesion unsuspectedly, compromising the sample quality and potentially leading to a misdiagnosis (3) or if the penetration is overshot, the device may pierce adjacent tissue and/or organs causing injury.To date, there have been no reported patient injuries associated with these penetration depth switch detachments.As a result of the field action, this event is being reported as a malfunction reportable event.The investigation is still in progress.Once the investigation is complete a supplemental report will be filed.The manufacturing location was selected as unknown due to system limitations.The manufacturing location for this product is bd-santo domingo.(expiry date: 03/2023).
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