FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Arrow International Inc: Epidural Needle; Product Codes: AN-05501 and AN-05505
- Recall number
- Z-1961-2018
- Recalling firm
- Arrow International Inc
- Product
- Epidural Needle; Product Codes: AN-05501 and AN-05505
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-04-11
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-05-15
- Reason
- Product sterility may be compromised due to unsealed packaging.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- On April 11, 2018 Arrow International mailed Urgent Medical Device Recall notifications to affected customers. Customers were instructed to take the following actions: 1. If you have affected stock, immediately discontinue use and quarantine any products with the product codes and lot numbers listed above, so that the affected products can be returned to Arrow. 2. To return product, complete the enclosed Recall Acknowledgement Form and fax it to 1-855-419-8507, Attn: Customer Service or email to recalls@teleflex.com. This will allow us to document the amount of product you have on hand for return. A customer service representative will contact you with a Return Goods Authorization (RGA) Number and will provide instructions for the return of products to Arrow International. 3. If you have no affected stock, please complete the enclosed Recall Acknowledgment Form and fax it to 1-855-419-8507, Attn: Customer Service or email to recalls@teleflex.com. This will allow us to document your receipt of this letter. Customers with questions may contact your local sales representative or Customer Service at (866)246-6990.
- Quantity
- 416,055 total products
- Distribution
- US Nationwide, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, UNITED KINGDOM
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: Product code AN-05501: 13F17A0211 13F17B0082 13F17C0378 13F17D0082 13F17E0023 13F17E0329 13F17E0838 13F17F0432 13F17F0813 13F17G0333 13F17H0059 13F17J0002 13F17L0598 Product code AN-05505: 13F17A0213 13F17C0109 13F17C0479 13F17E0208 13F17F0254 13F17F0727 13F17G0357 13F17J0161 13F17J0274 13F17L0441
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K884552"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- CAZ
- Firm FEI
- 3015859709
- Firm city
- Reading
- Firm state
- PA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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