Reported Feb 19, 2020 · Terminated

TheraCath Epidural Catheterization Kit, Product Code ASK-05001-SLR1

Arrow International Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Arrow International Inc · 2400 Bernville Rd · Reading, PA · 19605-9607

Is this the product you have?

  • TheraCath Epidural Catheterization Kit, Product Code ASK-05001-SLR1
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots23F18M0499 23F19F0164 23F19H0109 23F19L0471 23F19C0409 23F19G0535 23F19K0082
Amount recalled
343,105 total

This recall covers 49 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 48 are below.

36 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

There is the potential for various failures with the LOR (loss of resistance) syringes included in the kits resulting in dural puncture with some also requiring a blood patch.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Mar 17, 2023 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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