FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Arrow International Inc: ARROW, ARROWG+ARD AND ARROWG+ARD BLUE PLUS PRESSURE INJECTABLE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. Product Usage: Indicated to provide short-term (<30 days) central venous access for treatment of diseases or conditions requiring cental venous access including, but not limited to: multiple infusions of fluids, medications, or chemotherapy, infusion of fluids that are hypertonic, hyperosmolar, or have divergent pH values, frequent blood sampling or blood/blood component infusions, infusion of incompatible medications, central venous pressure monitoring, lack of usable peripheral IV sites, replacement of multiple peripheral sites for IV access and injection of contrast media.
- Recall number
- Z-2136-2016
- Recalling firm
- Arrow International Inc
- Product
- ARROW, ARROWG+ARD AND ARROWG+ARD BLUE PLUS PRESSURE INJECTABLE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. Product Usage: Indicated to provide short-term (<30 days) central venous access for treatment of diseases or conditions requiring cental venous access including, but not limited to: multiple infusions of fluids, medications, or chemotherapy, infusion of fluids that are hypertonic, hyperosmolar, or have divergent pH values, frequent blood sampling or blood/blood component infusions, infusion of incompatible medications, central venous pressure monitoring, lack of usable peripheral IV sites, replacement of multiple peripheral sites for IV access and injection of contrast media.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-06-02
- Posted
- 2016-07-06
- Terminated
- 2017-08-25
- Reason
- Arrow is recalling these products due to the possibility that although the kit is labeled as containing a 20 cm catheter, a 16 cm catheter may be packaged in the kit.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Arrow mailed an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letter to customers requesting they immediately discontinue distribution and quarantine any products with the affected lot numbers. A Recall Acknowledgement Form was included with the notification letter for customers to complete and email to recalls @teleflex.com indicating the amount of product on hand.
- Quantity
- 1, 170 units
- Distribution
- US Nationwide Distribution: in the states of MA, CA, IL, TN, IL
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Device Listing # D040746, FDA Product Code FOZ, Product Code: ASK-45854-PUC, ASK-45854-PSFM, ASK-42854-PCSM and ASK-42854-PBW4 Lot # 23F15F1786, 23F15F1862, 23F15G0818, 23F15J0162, 23F15H0460, 23F15F0943, 23F15G0729, 23F15J1084
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K071538"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FOZ
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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