ARROW IPN032982Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · Pressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter, Sharps Safety Features, and Maximal Barrier Precautions · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ARROW (1494)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00801902099440), received between Dec 15, 2023 and Aug 20, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (1 report).
54 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071538); they may or may not involve this specific model.
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Twisted/Bent1
- Unraveled Material1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 20, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED "ON THE WEEKEND, WE HAD TO PUT A CENTRAL LINE IN SOMEONE AND THE GUIDE WIRE IN TWO OF THE PACKS WERE KINKED, ONE WAS KINKED WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT AND THE WHOLE THING NEEDED TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT AND THEY HAD TO GO TO A DIFFERENT SITE ALL TOGETHER." THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".ASSOCIATED MDR NUMBER: 9680794-2024-00792
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20001044 ↗MalfunctionDec 15, 2023Unraveled Material; Unraveled Material
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: THE GUIDE WIRE UNCOILED WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT DURING INSERTION. THE MD WAS ABLE TO RETRACT IT, WITH SOME DIFFICULTY. XRAYS COMPLETED AFTERWARDS SHOWED THE GUIDEWIRE WAS COMPLETELY REMOVED, AND THE NEW LINE WAS IN GOOD PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "FINE". NO PATIENT INJURY/CONSEQUENCE OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18333850 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K071538. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2376-2026 · Apr 21, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedDescription/REF: CVC/PSI KIT: 2 LUMEN 8 FR X 6 IN/ASK-42802-PLH; CVC KIT: 3-LUMEN 12 FR X 16 CM/AK-12123-F; CVC KIT: 3-LUMEN 12 FR X 20 CM/AK-15123-F; 3L CVC KIT: 7 FR X 16 CM/ASK-
- Z-1914-2026 · Mar 11, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedARROW, ARROWG+ARD AND ARROWG+ARD BLUE PLUS PRESSURE INJECTABLE CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER REF ASK-42802-PLH UDI code: (01)10801902133110(17)261231(11)251211(10)33F25L0140 REF ASK-4
- Z-2123-2026 · Jan 7, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedMedline Convenience Kits: 1) KIT TRIPLE LUMEN INSERTION, Model Number: DYNDM1031A
- Z-0003-2024 · Aug 10, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedArrow Pressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Four-Lumen CVC, REF CDC-45854-P1A; catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days
- Z-0002-2024 · Aug 10, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedArrow ErgoPack Complete, Pressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Four-Lumen CVC, REF CDC-42854- PCN1A; catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days
- Z-0352-2023 · Oct 27, 2022 · TerminatedPressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Three-Lumen CVC Kit, REF numbers: a) ASK-42703-NS, b) ASK-42703-PCCH2, c) ASK-42703-PUPM1, d) ASK-45703-NS, e) ASK-45703-PAU, f) ASK-45703-
- Z-0351-2023 · Oct 27, 2022 · TerminatedArrow MAC Two-Lumen Central Venous Access Kit fr use with 7 - 7.5 Fr Catheters, REF ASK-11242-UPM1; catheter introducer
- Z-1604-2022 · May 25, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedTELEFLEX LLC Arrow Central Venous Catheter Kit 16, 18 Gauge Multi Lumen Model Number:CDC-45703-XP1A (Model Numbers # IPN035619, IPN036437, IPN922677)
- Z-1987-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedMulti-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter and Sharps Safety Features; Product Codes: ASK-42703-MHW and ASK-42703-OLL1
- Z-1997-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedPressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter and Sharps Safety Features; Product Codes: ASK-42703-PTJH
- Z-1981-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedPressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit; Product Code: ASK-15703-PVH and ASK-15703-PNYP
- Z-2000-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit; Product Code: ASK-42703-SJH
- Z-1990-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedPressure Injectable Two-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter and Sharps Safety Features; Product Code: ASK-45802-PHMW
- Z-1999-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedMulti-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter, Sharps Safety Features and Maximal Barrier Precautions; Product Code: ASK-427
- Z-1998-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedMulti-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R), ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Catheter, Sharps Safety Features and Maximal Barrier Precautions; Product Code: ASK-427
…and 39 more.
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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