Arrow PICC Kit with Blue Flex Tip Catheter and Placement… recallZ-0551-05 · Arrow International Inc · initiated Sep 21, 2004
Terminated All recalls posted in February 2005
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.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Product was mislabeled for lumen configuration, flow rates, and priming volume.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
The recalling firm telephoned the hospital accounts on 9/21/04 to inform them of the problem and the need to return the product. As a follow up to the telephone calls, a recall letter dated 9/21/04 was sent via FedEx to the hospitals.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0551-05
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Sep 21, 2004
- Posted by the FDA
- Feb 18, 2005
- Recalling firm
- Arrow International Inc
- Quantity
- 25 kits
- Product code
- LJS
- FDA submissions
- K930129
- Distribution
- The products were shipped to hospitals in AZ, CA, NJ, and WV.
Product description
Arrow PICC Kit with Blue Flex Tip Catheter and Placement Wire. Catalog number PK-01552-WSSP
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot numbers RF4088610 and RF4088406
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K930129 — 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 IPN036421Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days1 recall5 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 30089).
- Z-0552-05 · TerminatedArrow PICC Two Lumen Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Set with Blue FlexTip Catheter, Seldinger Technique with 130 cm Platinum Tipped Marked Wire. Catalog number PR-05052-LW
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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