Reported Feb 19, 2020 · Terminated

EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT, Product Code UR-05501-EXP

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?

  • EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT, Product Code UR-05501-EXP
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots
    • 71F19B0757
    • 71F19D1493
    • 71F19E2344
    • 71F19G2640
    • 71F19J0575
    • 71F19C0748
    • 71F19E0193
    • 71F19G1146
    • 71F19H2120
    • 71F19K1689
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, 6:52 PM UTC

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