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Arrow International catheter kits recalled for sterility risk

Arrow International included lidocaine, bupivacaine, and saline solutions from a supplier with known quality problems in multiple arterial and radial artery catheter kits. The supplier's medications showed signs of ineffectiveness, and if the sterility of these injectable products was compromised, patients could face serious injury.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗

What to do

  1. Check the lot numbers on your catheter kits against the FDA recall list.
  2. Do not use affected kits; contact your healthcare facility's supply chain or pharmacy department.
  3. Report any patient injuries or medication failures to the FDA MedWatch program.

Is yours affected?

Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.

Product
Description/REF: RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/TJ-04020-1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 1/2IN/NA-04220-S1A; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/AK-04510-S; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 18 GA X 6IN (16 CM)/ASK-04018-HUMC; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 18 GA X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-04018-OH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-BID; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-MAR; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04020-PM4; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 1/2IN (3.81 CM)/ASK-04120-HF3; RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 2 1/2 IN (6.35 CM)/ASK-04120-UR; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 3 1/16 IN/ASK-04125-MGH; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04500-HFH4; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20GA X 5IN/ASK-04510-BID2; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20GA X 5IN (12 CM)/ASK-04510-EHP1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-FEM1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12 CM)/ASK-04510-HFH; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04510-HFH4; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-SE; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12CM)/ASK-04510-TGH2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 12 CM/NA-04550-1A; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 12 CM/NA-04550-X1A; RA CATH KIT: 18 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04018; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04020; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04020-C; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN/AK-04120; RA CATH KIT: 22 GA X 1-3/8IN/AK-04122; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN/AK-04220; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-AH; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-ATH; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-AU2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-BHS; ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-04020-BIDB2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-CCD1; ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-04020-CR; ART LINE KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-EUH2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-FAM1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-FMC; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-KSF2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.5 CM)/ASK-04020-LHC2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.5 CM)/ASK-04020-LHC3; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-LM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN/ASK-04020-MCH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-MIH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-NWMX; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-PHP; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4 IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-RIHM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-RMC1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-RU; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-SE; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-SHM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-SRMC1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UCL1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-UMI; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4 IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-UN; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UNC; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UNC1; RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN (3.81CM)/ASK-04220-PSU; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2 IN (3.81 CM)/ASK-04220-UCL1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/NA-04020-S1A; CVC KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12CM)/ASK-04550-JMC1; ARTERIAL ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-BW2; ARTERIAL ACCESS TRAY WITH .025 IN SWG/ASK-04001-WUH1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-HUM
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Nationwide
Made for
All ages (under 100 years)

This recall covers 35 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
785,999
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
3015 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC, United States
Classification
Class I
Recall number
Z-2368-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Description/REF: RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/TJ-04020-1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 1/2IN/NA-04220-S1A; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/AK-04510-S; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 18 GA X 6IN (16 CM)/ASK-04018-HUMC; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 18 GA X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-04018-OH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-BID; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-MAR; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04020-PM4; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 1/2IN (3.81 CM)/ASK-04120-HF3; RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 2 1/2 IN (6.35 CM)/ASK-04120-UR; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 3 1/16 IN/ASK-04125-MGH; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04500-HFH4; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20GA X 5IN/ASK-04510-BID2; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20GA X 5IN (12 CM)/ASK-04510-EHP1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-FEM1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12 CM)/ASK-04510-HFH; ARTERIAL CATH KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04510-HFH4; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-SE; ARTERIAL LINE KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12CM)/ASK-04510-TGH2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 12 CM/NA-04550-1A; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 12 CM/NA-04550-X1A; RA CATH KIT: 18 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04018; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04020; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/AK-04020-C; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN/AK-04120; RA CATH KIT: 22 GA X 1-3/8IN/AK-04122; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN/AK-04220; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-AH; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-ATH; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-AU2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-BHS; ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-04020-BIDB2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-CCD1; ARTERIAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-04020-CR; ART LINE KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-EUH2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-FAM1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-FMC; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-KSF2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.5 CM)/ASK-04020-LHC2; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.5 CM)/ASK-04020-LHC3; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-LM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4IN/ASK-04020-MCH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-MIH1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-NWMX; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-PHP; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4 IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-RIHM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-RMC1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-RU; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-SE; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/ASK-04020-SHM; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN/ASK-04020-SRMC1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1 3/4 IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UCL1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 4.45 CM/ASK-04020-UMI; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4 IN (4.45CM)/ASK-04020-UN; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UNC; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN (4.45 CM)/ASK-04020-UNC1; RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 1-1/2IN (3.81CM)/ASK-04220-PSU; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-1/2 IN (3.81 CM)/ASK-04220-UCL1; RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/NA-04020-S1A; CVC KIT: 20 GA X 5 IN (12CM)/ASK-04550-JMC1; ARTERIAL ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-BW2; ARTERIAL ACCESS TRAY WITH .025 IN SWG/ASK-04001-WUH1; ARTERIAL LINE KIT/ASK-04510-HUM Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and 0.9% sodium chloride, the subject of a supplier recall, were included into kits and sets. The supplier was found to have quality issues and limited reports of drug ineffectiveness, and if sterility of a water-based injectable product is compromised this could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries. REF(Material)/UDI-DI/Lot(Batch): TJ-04020-1/10801902193275, 30801902202155/33F24J0338, 33F25A0158, 33F25C0753, 33F25E0281, 33F24B0409; NA-04220-S1A/10801902193275/33F25E1052, 33F24G0553; AK-04510-S/10801902192230, 10801902193275, 10801902196719/33F24A0337, 33F24A0338, 33F24A0339, 33F24A0341, 33F24A0342, 33F24A0343, 33F24A1012, 33F24B0107, 33F24B0108, 33F24B0109, 33F24B0110, 33F24B0111, 33F24C0010, 33F24C0011, 33F24D0015, 33F24D0016, 33F24E0046, 33F24E0047, 33F24G0327, 33F24G0570, 33F24G0571, 33F24G0572, 33F24G0573, 33F24G0574, 33F24G0575, 33F24J0493, 33F24J0674, 33F24J0675, 33F24J0676, 33F24J0677, 33F24K0091, 33F24K0309, 33F24K0313, 33F24L0623, 33F24L0627, 33F24L0629, 33F24L0631, 33F24L0754, 33F24L0783, 33F25A0457, 33F25A0613, 33F25A0614, 33F25A0615, 33F25A0616, 33F25C0738, 33F25C0751, 33F25C0794, 33F25C0846, 33F25C0907, 33F25C0955, 33F25C0956, 33F25E0040, 33F25E0288, 33F25E0289, 33F25E0290, 33F25E0910, 33F25E1065, 33F25E1066, 33F25G0079, 33F25G0158, 33F25H0012, 33F25H0193, 33F25H0194, 33F25H0195, 33F25H0196, 33F25J0464, 33F25J0642, 33F25J0789, 33F25J0801, 33F25J0802, 33F25J0803, 33F25J0804, 33F25L0486, 33F25L0488, 33F26B0668, 33F26B0669, 33F26B0671, 33F26B0672, 33F23L0360; ASK-04018-HUMC/10801902193275/33F25B0360, 33F25K0050, 33F25M0680, 33F25E1176; ASK-04018-OH1/10801902117622, 10801902193275, 10801902117622, 10801902117639/33F24F0741, 33F24L0218, 33F24L0865, 33F25B0173, 33F25C0253, 33F25E0667, 33F25F0162, 33F25J0143, 33F26A1440, 33F26B0794, 33F24A0112; ASK-04020-BID/10801902211429, 10801902193275, 10801902211429/33F24D0870, 33F24E0650, 33F24F0646, 33F24L0220, 33F24L0399, 33F25B0175, 33F25D0335
Hazard
Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and 0.9% sodium chloride, the subject of a supplier recall, were included into kits and sets. The supplier was found to have quality issues and limited reports of drug ineffectiveness, and if sterility of a water-based injectable product is compromised this could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries.

35 products in this recall

Arrow kits with lidocaine and bupivacaine recalled for sterility risk

Arrow is recalling 35 kits and sets that contain lidocaine, bupivacaine, or 0.9% sodium chloride from a supplier that was itself recalled for quality issues. If the sterility of these water-based injectable drugs is compromised, it could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries. No injuries have been reported, and the products were distributed nationwide.

The agency lists each product separately. Check every one you might have.

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