ARROW IPN928040Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · Arterial Catheterization Kit · Class 2
All models of ARROW (1494)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 7
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 7 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10801902215137), received between May 14, 2024 and Jul 16, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 6 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (4 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K021120); 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/Bent4
- Physical Resistance/Sticking4
- Material Separation3
- Unraveled Material1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient4
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- Hematoma1
Recent adverse event reports
The 7 most recent of 7 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 16, 2025Material Separation; Unraveled Material; Material Separation; Unraveled Material
IT WAS REPORTED "1ST ATTEMPT AT RADIAL ARTERIAL ACCESS UNDER ULTRASOUND WITH GOOD FLASH, WIRED EASILY, THEN AS WIRE APPARATUS REMOVED FROM CATHETER, THE CATHETER BECAME DAMAGED CLOSE TO THE HUB. THE END OF THE WIRE WAS NOTED TO BE SHREDDED AND UNCOILED. AFTER CATHETER REMOVED (WITH FORMATION OF SMALL HEMATOMA), A 1CM PIECE OF SOLID WIRE FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDED IN SKIN AND REMOVED." THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Hematoma
MAUDE report 22523322 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Material Separation; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Material Separation; Physical Resistance/Sticking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: " WE HAD A CATHETER TODAY WHERE THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WIRE AND CATHETER NOTED ON REMOVAL". A RETURNED PHOTO SHOWS THAT THE CATHETER IS SEPARATED. NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19321211 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WIRE AND CATHETER NOTED ON REMOVAL. A PHOT SHOWED THAT THE CATHETER WAS KINKED. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS FINE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 19321007 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WIRE AND CATHETER NOTED ON REMOVAL."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19320794 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Material Twisted/Bent; Physical Resistance/Sticking
IT WAS REPORTED "WE HAD A CATHETER TODAY WHERE THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WIRE AND CATHETER NOTED ON REMOVAL". NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19320639 ↗MalfunctionMay 14, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED "THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. THE WIRE WAS REMOVED HOWEVER A PORTION OF THE CATHETER REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT". NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. A VASCULAR SURGEON WAS CALLED TO FULLY REMOVE THE RETAINED CATHETER. THE PATIENTS CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE". ASSOCIATED MDR NUMBERS INCLUDE 9680794-2024-00449.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 19311194 ↗InjuryMay 14, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED "THE WIRE ADVANCED EASILY, BUT THE CATHETER ONLY ADVANCED PART WAY, AFTER WHICH BOTH THE WIRE AND CATHETER WERE STUCK IN THE PATIENT. THE WIRE WAS REMOVED HOWEVER A PORTION OF THE CATHETER REMAINED WITHIN THE PATIENT." A VASCULAR SURGEON WAS CALLED TO FULLY REMOVE THE RETAINED CATHETER. THE PATIENTS CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE". THERE WAS NO OTHER PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. ASSOCIATED MDR NUMBERS INCLUDE 9680794-2024-00448.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 19309869 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K021120. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2377-2026 · Apr 21, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedDescription/REF: ARTERIAL LINE KIT: SL 20 GA X 5 IN/ASK-04510-MM6 RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 1-3/4IN/NA-04020-X1ASP ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-MS RA CATH KIT: 20 GA X 8 CM/ASK-00820-UM1 VESSE
- Z-1973-2018 · Apr 11, 2018 · TerminatedRadial Artery Catheterization Kit with Sharps Safety Features; Product Codes: ASK-04120-HF
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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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