ARROW IPN040178Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · FlexTip Plus(R) Epidural Catheterization Set · Class 2
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 20801902070177), received between Jun 14, 2021 and Jul 22, 2021 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “No Flow” (2 reports).
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- No Flow2
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.
MalfunctionJul 22, 2021No Flow; No Flow
WE HAD A SECOND CATHETER THAT WAS NOT PATENT. NO HOLES. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT IDEAL AND RELATES TO POTENTIAL PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WHEN THE PATIENT REQUIRES A SECOND PLACEMENT PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12210197 ↗MalfunctionJun 14, 2021No Flow; No Flow
ANOTHER NEW ISSUE THAT JUST CAME UP LAST NIGHT IS, WE HAD A DEFECTIVE EPIDURAL CATHETER; IT HAD NO PERFORATIONS IN THE END, SO NO MEDICATION COULD BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH IT. THIS REQUIRED A REPEAT EPIDURAL PROCEDURE AND DELAYED PATIENT CARE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11995382 ↗
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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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