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Arrow International PSI and MAC kits recalled for sterility risk

Arrow International recalled multiple central venous catheter kits that contain lidocaine, bupivacaine, and saline solution from a supplier with quality issues. The supplier's products may have compromised sterility, which could reduce drug effectiveness and pose serious health risks if the injectable solution is contaminated.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗

What to do

  1. Check if your facility received any affected Arrow catheter kits (model numbers begin with ASK or CDC, followed by numbers like 09701, 09803, 09903, 11142, 11242, 21142, 21242, 29803, 29903)
  2. Verify lot numbers against the recall list provided by Arrow International
  3. Stop using affected kits immediately and quarantine them
  4. Contact Arrow International and your healthcare supplier for replacement kits
  5. Report any adverse events or drug ineffectiveness to the FDA MedWatch program

Is yours affected?

Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.

Product
Description/REF: PSI KIT: 7 FR X 4IN ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-09701-UMH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09803-OSU4; PSI/CVC KIT: 9 FR/7 FR X 6IN (16CM)/ASK-09903-AMC1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-CMC1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-OSU4; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10CM)/ASK-09903-PCMH1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM/CDC-09803-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-ECL3; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-11242-PHP2; MULTI LUMEN/PSI KIT/ASK-11142-NSU; MULTI-LUMEN/PSI KIT/AK-21242-X; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-DMC; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-GMC1; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-HF5; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-LMDT; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UCL1; 2-L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UPMC2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-SL1; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UMH; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UN1; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/CDC-21142-XCN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/CDC-21142-XN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM AGB/CDC-21242-XCN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM AGB/CDC-21242-XN1A; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN/ASK-21142-CO1; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-FH3; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-OHSU3; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-SG2; MULTILUMEN/MAC KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UOI1; 2 LUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-WHC2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-BID1; AGB MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL/ASK-21242-BSWH2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-DU1; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT 9 FR X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-PCMH1; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UCH2; AGB MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UHC2; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29803-BSWH2; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-HHC; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-MCY1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-UPM1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29804-VCU; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-MCY1; PSI KIT: 9 FR/ASK-29903-MHI; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29903-OHU4; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29903-UCH2; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UCL1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UHC4; PSI KIT: 9FR X 4IN (10 CM) ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UPM1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29907-LGH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29803-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-X1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-XCN1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-XN1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-AHH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29803-XN1A; PSI ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-MM2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-GMC; MULTI LUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 1/2/ASK-21242-OSU3
Sold in
Nationwide
Made for
All ages (0 months and older)

This recall covers 35 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
348,684
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
3015 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC, United States
Classification
Class I
Recall number
Z-2369-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Description/REF: PSI KIT: 7 FR X 4IN ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-09701-UMH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09803-OSU4; PSI/CVC KIT: 9 FR/7 FR X 6IN (16CM)/ASK-09903-AMC1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-CMC1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-OSU4; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10CM)/ASK-09903-PCMH1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM/CDC-09803-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-09903-ECL3; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-11242-PHP2; MULTI LUMEN/PSI KIT/ASK-11142-NSU; MULTI-LUMEN/PSI KIT/AK-21242-X; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-DMC; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-GMC1; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-HF5; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-LMDT; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UCL1; 2-L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UPMC2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-SL1; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UMH; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UN1; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/CDC-21142-XCN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/CDC-21142-XN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM AGB/CDC-21242-XCN1A; MAC KIT: 2-L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM AGB/CDC-21242-XN1A; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN/ASK-21142-CO1; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-FH3; 2L MAC KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-OHSU3; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-SG2; MULTILUMEN/MAC KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-UOI1; 2 LUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-21142-WHC2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-BID1; AGB MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL/ASK-21242-BSWH2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-DU1; MULTILUMEN/PSI KIT 9 FR X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-PCMH1; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UCH2; AGB MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 11.5 CM/ASK-21242-UHC2; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29803-BSWH2; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-HHC; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-MCY1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29803-UPM1; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29804-VCU; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-MCY1; PSI KIT: 9 FR/ASK-29903-MHI; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29903-OHU4; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29903-UCH2; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UCL1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UHC4; PSI KIT: 9FR X 4IN (10 CM) ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-UPM1; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 4 1/8 IN (10 CM)/ASK-29907-LGH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29803-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-X1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-XCN1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29903-XN1A; PSI KIT: 9 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/ASK-29903-AHH; PSI KIT: 8.5 FR X 10 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-29803-XN1A; PSI ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-MM2; MAC KIT: 2L 9 FR DISTAL X 10 CM AGB/ASK-21142-GMC; MULTI LUMEN/PSI KIT: 9 FR DISTAL X 4 1/2/ASK-21242-OSU3 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): ASK-09701-UMH/10801902193275, 10801902139365, 10801902143874/33F24M0171, 33F25A0444, 33F25G0008, 33F25K0039, 33F25L0133, 33F26B0369, 33F23K0811; ASK-09803-OSU4/10801902212075, 10801902193275/33F24F0994, 33F24K0428, 33F25B0183, 33F25D0761; ASK-09903-AMC1/1080190219327, 10801902161830, 10801902136678/33F25A0437, 33F25E0024, 33F25G0690, 33F25L0142, 33F26C0117, 33F24B0612; ASK-09903-CMC1/10801902136678, 10801902193275/33F24D0050, 33F24D0965, 33F24F0130, 33F24J0321, 33F24J0627, 33F24L0585, 33F25A0110, 33F25C0176, 33F25C0588, 33F25E0212, 33F25E1020, 33F25F0324, 33F25G0753, 33F25L0208, 33F26A0396, 33F26A1255, 33F25E0716; ASK-09903-OSU4/10801902212006, 10801902193275/33F24G0022, 33F24L0298, 33F25D0762; ASK-09903-PCMH1/10801902193275, 20801902115205/33F25L0139, 33F26B0136, 33F24H0108; CDC-09803-1A/50801902116715, 10801902193275, 60801902116729/33F24D0892, 33F24F0766, 33F24L0274, 33F25B0147, 33F25C0497, 33F25C0498, 33F25D0553, 33F25E0647, 33F25F0209, 33F25H0574, 33F25L0121, 33F25M0410, 33F24D0504; ASK-09903-ECL3/10801902193275/33F25G0241, 33F25H0530, 33F25J0357, 33F26A0015; ASK-11242-PHP2/10801902193275, 10801902196436/33F24J0117, 33F24K0727, 33F25A0009, 33F25E0003, 33F25F0359, 33F25K0040, 33F25L0132, 33F26B0223, 33F26D0016, 33F24K0544; ASK-11142-NSU/10801902182545, 10801902193275/33F24E0326, 33F24K0354, 33F24L0244, 33F24L0300, 33F25B0189, 33F25C0228, 33F25D0467, 33F25E0591, 33F25G0272, 33F25G0405, 33F25H0629, 33F25J0363, 33F26A1572, 33F26B0816, 33F24L0840; AK-21242-X/10801902193275, 30801902122262, 80801902123127/33F24G0358, 33F24J0522, 33F24K0124, 33F24L0749, 33F25B0683, 33F25E0073, 33F25J0479, 3
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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