ARROW IPN056682Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · Pressure Injectable Arrowg+ard Blue Advance(R) Two-Lumen PICC Kit pre-loaded with Arrow(R) VPS Precision(TM) Stylet · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ARROW (1494)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10801902167719), received between Jan 31, 2022 and Mar 14, 2023 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (2 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K122545); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Separation2
- Physical Resistance/Sticking1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 14, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED "HUB SEPARATED FROM EXTENSION LINE FOLLOWING CATHETER FLUSH. INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN NURSE ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT LUER LOCK SYRINGE FROM CATHETER HUB. CATHETER WAS EXCHANGED FOR A NEW CATHETER FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT." NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS REPORTED AS FINE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16536738 ↗MalfunctionApr 7, 2022Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking
CLINICIAN PLACED CATHETER THROUGH PASSAGE OF SHEATH. HE NOTICED A "GRABBING" AT THE SHEATH, BUT STILL ABLE TO PASS THROUGH UNTIL 1/4 ADVANCED LENGTH OF CATHETER. HE STATES HE MET RESISTANCE AND UNABLE TO ADVANCE CATHETER THROUGH SHEATH. AT THIS POINT HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT CATHETER WHILE HOLDING SHEATH IN PLACE. HE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY IN PULLING CATHETER BACK OUT AND STATED "IT WAS STUCK". PROCEDURE ABORTED. NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED TO BE FINE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14047432 ↗MalfunctionJan 31, 2022Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THE HUB FELL OFF THE EXTENSION LINE. THE PATIENT HAD FALLEN OFF THE X-RAY TABLE AND THE CATHETER "STRETCHED LIKE A RUBBER BAND". THE CATHETER HAD 2 CM OUT BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND STILL ONLY HAD 2CM OUT AFTER THE STRETCH FROM THE FALL, SO THE CATHETER DID NOT CHANGE POSITION. IT STRETCHED THE EXTENSION LINE. LATER THE STAFF WAS REPOSITIONING THE PATIENT IN HIS BED AND THE CATHETER GOT HUNG UP IN THE BEDRAIL. IT WAS AT THAT POINT THE HUB SEPARATED FROM THE EXTENSION LINE. NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION IS REPORTED AS FINE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13397816 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K122545. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2378-2026 · Apr 21, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedDescription/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-1030-2015 · Jan 9, 2015 · TerminatedArrow Select Kits (ASK), Maximal Barrier Precautions Kits (CDC) and Arterial Catheterization Kit (NA) with Biopatch Dressing
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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