ARROW IPN038523Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10801902141047), received between Jul 11, 2023 and Jul 11, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Backflow” (1 report).

2 FDA recall records name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

52 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Recalls naming this device

1. Apr 21, 2026Open, Classified

   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.

   Z-2376-2026 · Root cause: Nonconforming Material/Component · FDA record ↗

2. Oct 27, 2022Terminated

   There is the potential for inadequate connection between the top and bottom housings of the Micro Clave Clear Connectors included in the Arrow MAC Two-Lumen Central Venous Access Kit and the Arrow Pressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Three-Lumen CVC Kit.

   Z-0352-2023 · Root cause: Process design · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJul 11, 2023Backflow; Partial Blockage; Backflow; Partial Blockage

  IT WAS REPORTED "BLOOD BACKED UP INTO THE PROXIMAL LUMEN WHILE CONTINUOUS MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED - PROXIMAL (WHITE)". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REPORTS THAT NOREPINEPHRINE WAS INFUSING THROUGH THE WHITE LUMEN. THE RN VISUALIZED BLOOD BACKED UP INTO THE LUMEN WHILE THE PATIENT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED, LESS THAN TWO MINUTES ON THEIR SIDE. THE IV PUMP DID NOT ALARM. THE RN ATTEMPTED TO FLUSH THIS LUMEN AND THE LINE HAD A PARTIAL OCCLUSION. IT WOULD NOT DRAW BACK BLOOD. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS RELATED TO THE EVENT AND NO PATIENT HARM, INJURY, OR HEALTH CONSEQUENCE OCCURRED. THE VASOPRESSOR WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER ACCESS AND CATHFLO ADMINISTERED FOR THE PARTIAL OCCLUSION. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "EXPIRED". ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED BUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17303286 ↗

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-1914-2026 · Mar 11, 2026 · Open, Classified
  ARROW, 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, Classified
  Medline Convenience Kits: 1) KIT TRIPLE LUMEN INSERTION, Model Number: DYNDM1031A
• Z-0002-2024 · Aug 10, 2023 · Open, Classified
  Arrow 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-0003-2024 · Aug 10, 2023 · Open, Classified
  Arrow Pressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Plus Four-Lumen CVC, REF CDC-45854-P1A; catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days
• Z-0351-2023 · Oct 27, 2022 · Terminated
  Arrow 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, Classified
  TELEFLEX LLC Arrow Central Venous Catheter Kit 16, 18 Gauge Multi Lumen Model Number:CDC-45703-XP1A (Model Numbers # IPN035619, IPN036437, IPN922677)
• Z-1993-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Pressure Injectable ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Two-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit; Product Code: ASK-42802-PWHC1
• Z-1990-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Pressure 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-1995-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Pressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip, ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS Catheter, Sharps Safety Features and Maximal Barrier Precautions; Product
• Z-1981-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Pressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit; Product Code: ASK-15703-PVH and ASK-15703-PNYP
• Z-1987-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Multi-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 · Terminated
  Pressure 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-1998-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Multi-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-1979-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  Pressure Injectable Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit with Blue FlexTip(R) Catheter, Sharps Safety Features and Maximal Barrier Precautions; Product Code: ASK-15703-LD
• Z-2000-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · Terminated
  ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS(R) Multi-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit; Product Code: ASK-42703-SJH

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