Arrow Howes multi-lumen central venous catheterization kit… recallZ-0082-04 · Arrow International Inc · initiated Sep 16, 2003
Terminated All recalls posted in November 2003
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Arrow International Inc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
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FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
The recalling firm issued a recall letter to their direct customers dated 9/16/03. The recall letter explained the reason for recall and to return the product.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0082-04
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 16, 2003
- Posted by the FDA
- Nov 1, 2003
- Recalling firm
- Arrow International Inc
- Quantity
- 4480 units
- Product code
- KZH
- FDA submissions
- K900263
- Distribution
- The products were shipped to distributors in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NM, NY, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA, and WI. The products were shipped to government accounts in AZ, AK, DC, IN, SC, and VA. The products were shipped to hospitals nationwide.
Product description
Arrow Howes multi-lumen central venous catheterization kit 7 Fr x 20 cm
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Catalog number AK-25703, Lot number RF3066892
Other devices under the same FDA submission
54 devices cleared under K900263 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- ARROW IPN030177Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days254 reports
- ARROW IPN030162Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days163 reports
- ARROW IPN916994Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days2 recalls4 reports
- ARROW IPN916803Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days2 recalls0 reports
- ARROW IPN030129Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days71 reports
- ARROW IPN036540Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days1 recall1 report
- ARROW IPN037155Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN916989Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN916991Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN916996Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN916809Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
- ARROW IPN916810Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, short-term less than 30 days1 recall0 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 27415).
- Z-0083-04 · TerminatedArrow central venous catheterization kit, 14 ga x 20 cm
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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