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Arrow hemodialysis kits recalled for possible sterility risk

Arrow International included lidocaine, bupivacaine, and saline solution from a supplier with quality issues in multiple hemodialysis and AHDC kits. The supplier's products have been linked to drug ineffectiveness and potential sterility failures. Compromised sterility in injectable products can cause serious or life-threatening infections.

From the FDA notice · Read the official notice ↗

What to do

  1. Check if your hemodialysis or AHDC kit matches one of the recalled models and lot numbers listed by the FDA.
  2. Do not use recalled kits. Contact your healthcare provider or dialysis center immediately.
  3. Return unused kits to your supplier or manufacturer for replacement.

Is yours affected?

Compare your label or packaging with the recalled product.

Product
Description/REF: HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM/AK-15122-F, AHDC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12123-UOC1, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12123-UPM, AHDC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 20 CM/ASK-15123-UOC1, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/ASK-15123-UPM, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-P1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XP1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XPCN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XPN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-P1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-XPCN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-XPN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-16123-XPCN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 12 FR X 20CM AGB/AK-25122-CDC, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 14 FR X 20 CM/AK-25142-F, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 6 IN/ASK-22122-MM1, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 6 IN/ASK-22122-MM2, AHDC KIT: 2L 14 FR X 15 CM/ASK-22142-UOC1, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/ASK-22142-UPM, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UNC1, AHDC KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UOC1, AHDC AGB KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UPM, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/ASK-26142-UNC1, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2LUMEN 12 FR X 16 CM/AU-22122-F, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 16 CM AGB/CDC-22122-1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XN1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XN1A-U, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 15 CM AGB/CDC-22142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 15 CM AGB/CDC-22142-XC1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XCN1A-C, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XN1A-C, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 13 CM/CDC-23122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 13 CM/CDC-23122-XN1A-U, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 13 CM AGB/CDC-23122-XU1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-X1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XCN1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-XU1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25142-XC1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XCN1A-C, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XN1A-C, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26122-1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26122-XCN1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26122-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26142-X1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26142-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM/AK-25122-F, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22123-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25123-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT:3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25123-XN1A
Sold in
Nationwide
Made for
All ages (under 100 years)

This recall covers 35 products — see all of them.

Details

Units affected
62,719
Illnesses reported
None reported
Manufactured in
3015 Carrington Mill Blvd, Morrisville, NC, United States
Classification
Class I
Recall number
Z-2388-2026

In the FDA's words

Description
Description/REF: HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM/AK-15122-F, AHDC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12123-UOC1, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/ASK-12123-UPM, AHDC KIT: 3L 12 FR X 20 CM/ASK-15123-UOC1, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/ASK-15123-UPM, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-P1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XP1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XPCN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-12123-XPN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-P1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-XPCN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-15123-XPN1A, AHDC KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-16123-XPCN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 12 FR X 20CM AGB/AK-25122-CDC, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 14 FR X 20 CM/AK-25142-F, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 6 IN/ASK-22122-MM1, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 6 IN/ASK-22122-MM2, AHDC KIT: 2L 14 FR X 15 CM/ASK-22142-UOC1, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/ASK-22142-UPM, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UNC1, AHDC KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UOC1, AHDC AGB KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM/ASK-25142-UPM, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/ASK-26142-UNC1, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2LUMEN 12 FR X 16 CM/AU-22122-F, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 16 CM AGB/CDC-22122-1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XN1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XN1A-U, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 15 CM AGB/CDC-22142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 15 CM AGB/CDC-22142-XC1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XCN1A-C, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 15 CM/CDC-22142-XN1A-C, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 13 CM/CDC-23122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 13 CM/CDC-23122-XN1A-U, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 13 CM AGB/CDC-23122-XU1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-X1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XCN1A, AHDC AGB U-BEND KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XCN1A-U, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25122-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25122-XU1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 20 CM AGB/CDC-25142-XC1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XCN1A-C, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XN1A, AHDC AGB CURVED KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25142-XN1A-C, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 12 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26122-1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26122-XCN1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26122-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT 2L: 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26142-1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2L 14 FR X 25 CM AGB/CDC-26142-X1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26142-XCN1A, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 14 FR X 25 CM/CDC-26142-XN1A, HEMODIALYSIS KIT: 2-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM/AK-25122-F, AHDC AGB KIT: 2-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22122-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 16 CM/CDC-22123-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT: 3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25123-XCN1A, LBCVC AGB KIT:3-L 12 FR X 20 CM/CDC-25123-XN1A 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): AK-15122-F/10801902197136, 10801902193275, 10801902168525/33F24E0348, 33F24J0280, 33F24K0119, 33F24L0601, 33F25A0477, 33F25C0908, 33F24A0850; ASK-12123-UOC1/10801902193275/33F25B0430, 33F25D0119; ASK-12123-UPM/10801902193275, 10801902222463/33F25E0535, 33F25G0188, 33F25G0189, 33F26C0333, 33F25D0262; ASK-15123-UOC1/10801902193275/33F25C0378, 33F25D0121; ASK-15123-UPM/10801902193275, 10801902159950/33F25E0718, 33F25H0447, 33F26A1389, 33F24E0649; CDC-12123-P1A/40801902111768, 10801902193275/33F24D0632, 33F24F0758, 33F24L0465, 33F25A0281, 33F25E0794; CDC-12123-XP1A/10801902193275, 30801902111785, 10801902213416/33F25J0723, 33F26A1382, 33F26B0433, 36F25A0007, 36F25B0009, 36F25E0018, 33F24D0299; CDC-12123-XPCN1A/10801902213416, 10801902193275/33F24D0950, 33F24K0417, 33F24L0466, 33F25A0216, 33F25B0667, 33F25D0436, 33F25D0666, 33F25E0693, 33F25G0239, 33F25J0247, 33F26A1556, 33F26B0801, 33F26C0767, 33F25B0668; CDC-12123-XPN1A/10801902193275, 10801902213409/33F25D0554, 33F25G0240, 33F25J0312, 33F26B0214,33F26C0199, 33F25A0181; CDC-15123-P1A/10801902193275/33F25D0437, 33F25H0547,33F25B0613; CDC-15123-XPCN1A/10801902213430, 10801902193275/33F24F0107, 33F24F0998, 33F24K0403, 33F24L0834, 33F25A0283, 33F25B0527, 33F25E0650, 33F25E0745, 33F25F0085, 33F25H0596, 33F25J0314, 33F26A1464, 33F26B0883, 33F25B0669; CDC-15123-XPN1A/0801902193275, 10801902213423, 10801902116793/33F25D0439, 33F25G0238, 33F25H0597, 33F25J0315, 33F26A1468, 33F26B0826, 33F24C0461; CDC-16123-XPCN1A/10801902193275/33F25B0671, 33F25D0440, 33F25E0651, 33F25G0236
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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