Arrow 4FR Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICCs)… recallZ-1682-2010 · Arrow International Inc · initiated Mar 29, 2010
Terminated All recalls posted in May 2010
Is my device affected?
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Tight fit in sheath. Arrow has received complaints of the PICC catheter fitting too tightly in the "kit supplied" peelable sheath. In some cases, clinicians have been unable to insert the catheter through the peelable sheath during the insertion procedure. If the catheter will not pass through the sheath, the clinician is required to place a guide wire back into the sheath, remove the sheath, a
FDA root cause category: Nonconforming Material/Component
What the company is doing
Arrow International issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated 3/29/10 to inform their customers of the problem and the need to return the product.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1682-2010
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Mar 29, 2010
- Posted by the FDA
- May 26, 2010
- Recalling firm
- Arrow International Inc
- Quantity
- 6719
- Product code
- LJS
- FDA submissions
- K061289, K073451
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Chile.
Product description
Arrow 4FR Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICCs) Kits. Product numbers: ASK-01451-BMH; ASK-05041-CHC; ASK-05041-CHC1; ASK-05041-CHM; ASK-05041-HMC; ASK-05041-QV; ASK-07041-BMH; CN-05041-LW; MSO-01451-UCL; MTO-01451-RH; PL-05041; PR-04041-HPX; PR-05041; PR-05041-HP; PR- 05041-HPX; PR-05041-LW; PR-05041-MW; PR-05041-T; PR-05042; PR-05541-HPX; PR-07041-PTSP; and RJ-01451-W.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Product number ASK-01451-BMH - Lot numbers RF8060214 and RF8096394; Product number ASK-05041-CHC - Lot numbers RF8109279 and RF9056727; Product number ASK-05041-CHC1 - Lot numbers RF9069677 and RF9098408; Product number ASK-05041-CHM - Lot numbers RF8057827 and RF8068899; Product number ASK-05041-HMC - Lot numbers RF8068662, RF8083994, RF8108545, RF9043625, RF9056403, RF9085278, and RF9098580; Product number ASK-05041-QV - Lot number RF9097395; Product number ASK-07041-BMH - Lot numbers RF9031839, RF9098784, and RL8108648; Product number CN-05041-LW - Lot numbers RF8069608, RF9056127, RF9070920, and RL9019402; Product number MSO-01451-UCL - Lot numbers RF9057410, RF9084460, RL8118758, and RL9029477; Product number MTO-01451-RH - Lot number RL9019228; Product number PL-05041 - Lot numbers RF8071766 and RF9109677; Product number PR-04041-HPX - Lot numbers RF8072920 and RF8109646; Product number PR-05041 - Lot numbers RF8056742, RF8068423, RF8069651, RF8071677, RF8095208, RF8095832, RF8108465, RF9028902, RF9043449, RF9056132, RF9085152, and RF9086357; Product number PR-05041-HP - Lot numbers RF8072840, RF8083506, RF8084926, and RF8107907; Product number PR-05041-HPX - Lot numbers RF8071099, RF8072981, RF9015967, RF9057607, and RF9097057; Product number PR-05041-LW - Lot numbers RF8057252, RF8072743, RF8083529, RF8108466, RF8110585, RF9031472, RF9044054, RF9060502, and RF9097058; Product number PR-05041-MW - Lot numbers 8057253, RF8060216, RF8095834, RF8108467, RF8110586, RF9016412, RF9031473, RF9044055, RF9069045, RF9071244, RF9085152, RF9086354, RF9100412, and RF9109679; Product number PR-05041-T - Lot numbers RF8068845 and RF8107962; Product number PR-05042 - Lot numbers RF8068846, RF8107963, RF8122680, RF9016413, RF9044057, and RF9073297; Product number PR-05541-HPX - Lot number RF8124014; Product number PR-07041-PTSP - Lot numbers RF8068850, RF8071679, RF8107965, RF8110358, RF9042708, and RF9072922; and Product number RJ-01451-W - Lot numbers RF8068664, RF8096774, RF8123596, and RF9060298.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
4 devices cleared under K061289, K073451 — 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 IPN033364Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days4 reports
- ARROW IPN032720Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days1 report
- ARROW IPN033362Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter,intravascular,therapeutic,long-term greater than 30 days1 report
- ARROW IPN033150Teleflex Incorporated · Catheter, intravascular, therapeutic, long-term greater than 30 days1 report
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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