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Arrow CVC kits recalled for possible loss of sterility

Arrow International included lidocaine, bupivacaine, and saline solution from a supplier with quality issues in multiple central venous catheter kits. The supplier's components may not be sterile or effective, which could cause serious infection or treatment failure in patients receiving these kits.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗

What to do

  1. Check if your facility received any of the affected kit models listed in the recall notice.
  2. Do not use kits matching the recalled lot numbers.
  3. Contact Arrow International or the FDA for instructions on replacement or return.
  4. Review patient records if these kits were used and report any signs of infection to the patient's healthcare provider.

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Product
Description/REF: ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-JHH; ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-LMDTG; PI CVC KIT: 3 LUMEN 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-12703-PSPH1; 3L CVC KIT: 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12703-WMC2; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20CM/ASK-15703-LMDT1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20CM/ASK-15703-LMDTG1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-15703-PVH; 1L CVC KIT: 16 GA X 8 IN (20CM)/ASK-24301-JHH1; CVC KIT: 16 GA X 16 CM/CDC-24306-1A; CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 30 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-24703-X1A; LBCVC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25123-1A; CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 6IN (16 CM)/ASK-42802-ECL3; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-ACH; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-BJC1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42703-DU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-EMC; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6IN/ASK-42703-LMDT1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-LMDTG1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-MCY1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-NS1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAGP1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-PAM1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAMC2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAU1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16/ASK-42703-PB1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PBSWH2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 IN/ASK-42703-PCAM1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42703-PCSJ2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PECL2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PGM4; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PHHN1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PLC; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PMEM; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PMHC1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PNHS1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-POHU2; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6/ASK-42703-POSU2; MULTILUMEN CVC KIT 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-PTJH; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUCH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM) AGB+/ASK-42703-PUCI1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUHC2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUMH; MULTI-LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR/ASK-42703-PUPM1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-SHUF2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR/ASK-42703-SL1; CVC KIT: 3 LUMEN 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-UMC; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM) AGB+/ASK-42703-WHH; CVC/PSI KIT: 2 LUMEN 8 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42802-CHM; CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42802-LMDT1; PI CATHETER 2L: 8FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42802-MCY1; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42802-PBSWH2; MULTILUMEN CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 6/ASK-42802-POSU2; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42802-PUNCC2; PI CVC KIT: 2-L 8 FR/ASK-42802-PUPM1; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR/ASK-42802-TGH1; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42854-BJC1; CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X (16CM) AGB+/ASK-42854-PBMH; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42854-PMM; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42854-PUCH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-ACH; 3L CVC KIT: 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-ARM; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-BJC1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-BLH; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-DU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-HHC4; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-LMDT1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-LMDTG1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-MCY1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-NO; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-NS1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PADV1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PAGP1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PAMC1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PAU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7FR X 20CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PBSWH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PCAM1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-PCSJ2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN (20 CM) AGB+/ASK-45703-PDM1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-PECL2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/A
Sold in
Nationwide
Made for
All ages (under 100 years)

This recall covers 35 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
1,061,069
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
3015 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC, United States
Classification
Class I
Recall number
Z-2384-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Description/REF: ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-JHH; ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-LMDTG; PI CVC KIT: 3 LUMEN 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-12703-PSPH1; 3L CVC KIT: 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12703-WMC2; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20CM/ASK-15703-LMDT1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20CM/ASK-15703-LMDTG1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-15703-PVH; 1L CVC KIT: 16 GA X 8 IN (20CM)/ASK-24301-JHH1; CVC KIT: 16 GA X 16 CM/CDC-24306-1A; CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR X 30 CM ANTIMICROBIAL/CDC-24703-X1A; LBCVC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25123-1A; CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 6IN (16 CM)/ASK-42802-ECL3; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-ACH; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-BJC1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42703-DU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-EMC; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6IN/ASK-42703-LMDT1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-LMDTG1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-MCY1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-NS1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAGP1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-PAM1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAMC2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PAU1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16/ASK-42703-PB1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PBSWH2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 IN/ASK-42703-PCAM1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42703-PCSJ2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PECL2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PGM4; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PHHN1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-PLC; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PMEM; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PMHC1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PNHS1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-POHU2; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6/ASK-42703-POSU2; MULTILUMEN CVC KIT 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-PTJH; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUCH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM) AGB+/ASK-42703-PUCI1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUHC2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42703-PUMH; MULTI-LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3-L 7 FR/ASK-42703-PUPM1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42703-SHUF2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR/ASK-42703-SL1; CVC KIT: 3 LUMEN 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM)/ASK-42703-UMC; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 6 IN (16 CM) AGB+/ASK-42703-WHH; CVC/PSI KIT: 2 LUMEN 8 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42802-CHM; CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 16 CM/ASK-42802-LMDT1; PI CATHETER 2L: 8FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42802-MCY1; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42802-PBSWH2; MULTILUMEN CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 6/ASK-42802-POSU2; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42802-PUNCC2; PI CVC KIT: 2-L 8 FR/ASK-42802-PUPM1; PI CVC KIT: 2L 8 FR/ASK-42802-TGH1; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42854-BJC1; CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X (16CM) AGB+/ASK-42854-PBMH; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5FR X 16CM AGB+/ASK-42854-PMM; PI CVC KIT: 4L 8.5 FR X 16 CM AGB+/ASK-42854-PUCH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-ACH; 3L CVC KIT: 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-ARM; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-BJC1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-BLH; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-DU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-HHC4; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-LMDT1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-LMDTG1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-MCY1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-NO; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-NS1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PADV1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PAGP1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PAMC1; MULTI LUMEN CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/ASK-45703-PAU1; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7FR X 20CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PBSWH2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM AGB+/ASK-45703-PCAM1; MULTILUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-PCSJ2; PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN (20 CM) AGB+/ASK-45703-PDM1; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 20 CM/ASK-45703-PECL2; MULTI LUMEN PI CVC KIT: 3L 7 FR X 8 IN/A 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-04001-JHH/10801902193275/33F24K0748, 33F26A1669, 33F25G0558; ASK-04001-LMDTG/10801902193275, 10801902218442/33F26A0405, 33F24E0333; ASK-12703-PSPH1/10801902214338, 10801902193275, 10801902214338/33F24F0787, 33F24L0304, 33F25A0242, 33F25C0268, 33F25D0470, 33F25E0537, 33F25E0854, 33F25J0365, 33F25M0247, 33F26A1555, 33F26B0855, 33F26C0742, 33F24K0672; ASK-12703-WMC2/10801902193275/33F24K0493, 33F24L0305, 33F25B0156, 33F25E0593, 33F25H0483, 33F25J0367, 33F25M0218, 33F24K0545; ASK-15703-LMDT1/10801902193275/33F24J0164, 33F24L0307, 33F25B0192, 33F25C0230; ASK-15703-LMDTG1/10801902193275/33F25D0537, 33F25E0670, 33F25G029
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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