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ARROW IPN032608Recalls & reported problems

Teleflex Incorporated · One-Lumen PICC Set · Class 2 · Implant

All models of ARROW (1494)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
6
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10801902094220), received between May 27, 2021 and Jul 25, 2024 — classified as 6 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Physical Resistance/Sticking” (2 reports).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K042126); 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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 1 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Physical Resistance/Sticking2
  • Crack1
  • Deformation Due to Compressive Stress1
  • Difficult to Advance1
  • Fluid/Blood Leak1
  • Leak/Splash1
  • Material Separation1
  • Material Split, Cut or Torn1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions6

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 25, 2024Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

    IT WAS REPORTED "THE CATHETER GOT TORN WHEN THE USER REMOVED THE FIXING TAPE DURING PLACEMENT. THEREFORE, IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW KIT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OCCURRED." NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19826194 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 2, 2024Crack; Fluid/Blood Leak; Crack; Fluid/Blood Leak

    IT WAS REPORTED "LEAK WAS FOUND FROM THE EXTENSION LINE DURING USE. THEREFORE, THE CATHETER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, BY WHICH THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT PROBLEM. NO INJURY TO THE PATIENT OCCURRED." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REPORTS "THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXTENSION LINE FROM WHICH A LEAK OCCURED". NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19444840 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 21, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE USER WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE SWG THROUGH THE CATHETER BECAUSE OF RESISTANCE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM."

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18947988 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Difficult to Advance; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Deformation Due to Compressive Stress; Difficult to Advance; Physical Resistance/Sticking

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER FELT A RESISTANCE WHEN INSERTING THE SWG THROUGH THE CATHETER. THEREFORE, THE CATHETER AND THE SWG WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW KIT. NO HARM TO THE PATIENT OCCURRED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17994777 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 3, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation

    THE COMPLAINT IS REPORTED AS: "THE USER FOUND OUT THE CATHETER WAS INSERTED TOO DEEP THROUGH IMAGING AFTER INSERTING THE CVC INTO THE PATIENT, AND THEN, WHEN ADJUSTING THE POSITION AND DETACHING THE TAPE THE CATHETER WAS CUT OFF. POSITION ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED BY A NURSE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DOCTOR. A NEW KIT WAS USED AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED." THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS REPORTED AS FINE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17250896 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 27, 2021Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STOPCOCK WAS CRACKED DURING USE, WHICH CAUSED A LEAK. THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED. NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11896770 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K042126. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2378-2026 · Apr 21, 2026 · Open, Classified
    Description/REF: PI PICC: 3: 6FR x 55CM w CHG/ DLX-35563-HPKC; AGBA PICC: 2L 5.5 FR X 45 CM/ASK-44552-ABKB; AGBA PICC/DELTA KIT: 5.5 FR X 55 CM/ASK-45552-MHBV; AGBA PICC: 1L 4.5FR
  • Z-2825-2015 · Aug 27, 2015 · Terminated
    Arrow Kits with Medtronic Covidien 0.9% Sodium Chloride Flush Syringes
  • Z-2462-2015 · Jul 30, 2015 · Terminated
    PICC Kits with Peel-Away Sheath Component; catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, ultrasound Product Usage: catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, ultrasound
  • Z-1503-2009 · Feb 11, 2009 · Terminated
    Arrow Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter

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