Class I Recall

Description/REF: EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05502-VM1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/AK-05501; EP

Summary

The FDA issued a Class I for Description/REF: EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05502-VM1; EPIDURAL by ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Reason: Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and 0.9% sodium chloride, the subject of a supplier recall, were included into kits and sets. The supplier was found to have q.

Details

Source

Device Recall

External ID

Z-2371-2026

Action Date

2026-06-24

Status

Ongoing

Product Description

Description/REF: EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05502-VM1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/AK-05501; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/AK-05502; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/AK-05502D; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/AK-05503; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/AK-05503-L; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/AK-05560; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-02520-SBMC1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05400-BW1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05400-GH; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05401-LMC; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05401-NM; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05500-BID1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/ASK-05500-JHH1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/ASK-05500-MCV1; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19GA X 90CM ASK-05500-MVH; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05500-UMC; 19 GA X 35.5 IN EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT/ASK-05502-MLH; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05560-JMH1; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05560-MKD2; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05560-OM1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-17019-SM; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/BP-05501; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/CK-05401; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/HS-05501; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/MM-05501; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/MP-17019-TK; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/MP-17019-TKD; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/MP-17019-TKL; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/MSO-05401-JMH; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/NM-05401; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/SJ-05501; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/SM-05401; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/TM-05401; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/TM-05502; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/UI-05502; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT: 19 GA/ASK-05400-SHM; EPIDURAL CATH KIT: 19 GA/ASK-05400-UOM; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05500-MR; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/ASK-05500-TM; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05501-BHL1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05501-GH; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05501-SM; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05502-BSM; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05502-MGH1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05503-BWB1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05503-HMH; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05503-SPH; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05503-UPM1; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH KIT/ASK-05560-UCI2; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT: 19 GA/ASK-17019-UMP; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/MH-05503-1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05401-VB2; Epidural Catheterization Kit: 19GA/ASK-05500-SC1; Epidural Catheterization Kit: 19GA/ASK-05500-SC3; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05501-AFH1; EPIDURAL CATHETER KIT: 19 GA X 90 CM/ASK-05501-BMC; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05502-NY; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-17019-RMH

Lot/Code Info: REF(Material)/UDI-DI/Lot(Batch): ASK-05502-VM1/10801902210217, 10801902209938/33F25C0168, 33F25C0880, 33F25E0202, 33F25G0134, 33F25H0126, 33F26C0297, 33F24C0216; AK-05501/)10801902210217, 10801902209501, 10801902209518/33F24E0057, 33F24E0058, 33F24J0496, 33F24K0094, 33F24L0564, 33F25A0460, 33F25A0617, 33F25C0728,33F25E0043, 33F25E0913, 33F25G0081, 33F25H0015, 33F25J0465, 33F25J0822, 33F25K0254, 33F25L0376, 33F26C0300, 33F24B0119; AK-05502/10801902209518, 10801902210217, 10801902209525/33F24C0015, 33F24G0581, 33F24G0582, 33F24G0583, 33F24J0497, 33F24J0678, 33F24J0679, 33F24J0680, 33F24J0681, 33F24K0095, 33F24K0310, 33F24L0580, 33F24L0624, 33F24L0628, 33F24L0630, 33F24L0757, 33F24L0785, 33F25A0461, 33F25A0618, 33F25A0619, 33F25A0620, 33F25C0103, 33F25C0724, 33F25C0725, 33F25C0741, 33F25C0791, 33F25E0044, 33F25E0291, 33F25E0292, 33F25E0293, 33F25E0914, 33F25E1067, 33F25G0082, 33F25G0159, 33F25H0016, 33F25H0197, 33F25H0198, 33F25H0199, 33F25J0466, 33F25J0643, 33F25J0790, 33F25J0805, 33F25J0806, 33F25J0807, 33F25J0808, 33F25K0024, 33F25K0252, 33F25K0358, 33F25K0359, 33F25L0099, 33F25L0266, 33F25L0267, 33F25M0970, 33F25M0978, 33F26A1100, 33F24C0096; AK-05502D/10801902210217, 10801902209532/33F24G0331, 33F24J0498, 33F24K0096, 33F24L0713, 33F25A0462, 33F25C0745, 33F25E0045, 33F25H0017, 33F25J0467, 33F25L0366, 33F24C0017; AK-05503/10801902210217, 10801902209549/33F24J0277, 33F24J0499, 33F24K0097, 33F24L0674, 33F25A0463, 33F25C0949, 33F25E0046, 33F25E0915, 33F25H0018, 33F25J0823, 33F25L0406, 33F25M0912, 33F24C0018; AK-05503-L/10801902209549, 10801902210217, 10801902209549/33F24C0019, 33F24E0066, 33F24J0682, 33F24K0098, 33F24L0613, 33F24L0758, 33F25A0464, 33F25C0104, 33F25C0731, 33F25C0793, 33F25E0047, 33F25E0916, 33F25G0083, 33F25H0019, 33F25H0200, 33F25J0791, 33F25J0809, 33F25K0026, 33F25K0253, 33F25L0057, 33F25L0352, 33F25M0861, 33F26A0989, 33F24J0278; AK-05560/10801902210217, 10801902209556, 30801902121722/33F24J0501, 33F24K0099, 33F24L0552, 33F25A0145, 33F25A0465, 33F25C0743, 33F25E0048, 33F25E0917, 33F25G0084, 33F25H0020, 33F25J0737, 33F25J0824, 33F25M0895, 33F26B0538, 33F26C0592, 33F24A0812; ASK-02520-SBMC1/10801902209570, 10801902210217, 10801902193275/33F24D0103, 33F24F0275, 33F24G0396, 33F25A0137; ASK-05400-BW1/10801902209617, 10801902209631/33F24D0153, 33F24E0474, 33F24G0461, 33F24J0307, 33F24L0556, 33F25B0246, 33F25C0729, 33F25E0178, 33F25G0121, 33F25J0899, 33F25L0042, 33F25L0450, 33F24C0196; ASK-05400-GH/10801902209631, 10801902210217, 10801902202199/33F24D0154, 33F24E0480, 33F24G0292, 33F24J0310, 33F24J0600, 33F24L0597, 33F25A0153, 33F25C0161, 33F25C0754, 33F25E0181, 33F25G0123, 33F25J0532, 33F25L0391, 33F25M0897, 33F24D0155; ASK-05401-LMC/10801902210217, 10801902209662/33F24J0603, 33F25F0240, 33F25G0754, 33F25J0534, 33F24D0031; ASK-05401-NM/10801902210217/33F24E0104, 33F24G0295, 33F24J0311, 33F24J0604, 33F24K0223, 33F24L0559, 33F25A0548, 33F25C0840, 33F25E0184, 33F25G0125, 33F25H0113, 33F25J0535, 33F25L0024, 33F25L0361, 33F24E0027; ASK-05500-BID1/10801902210217/33F24E0490, 33F24G0297, 33F24H0488, 33F24J0607, 33F24L0594, 33F25A0551, 33F25C0823, 33F25E0187, 33F25G0127, 33F25J0536, 33F25L0438, 33F24K0228; ASK-05500-JHH1/10801902210217, 10801902209716, 10801902209723/33F24L0572, 33F25B0379, 33F25D0215, 33F25E0190, 33F25G0129, 33F25H0744, 33F25J0538, 33F25K0407, 33F25M0955, 33S24L0572, 33F24C0203; ASK-05500-MCV1/10801902210217/33F24E0494, 33F24E0495, 33F24G0470, 33F24J0611, 33F24K0229, 33F24L0707, 33F25A0554, 33F25C0784, 33F25E0191, 33F25E1005, 33F25G0761, 33F25H0115, 33F24E0496; ASK-05500-MVH/10801902209730, 10801902210217/33F24D0380, 33F24E0498, 33F24G0472, 33F24L0681; ASK-05500-UMC/10801902209754, 10801902210217/33F24D0382, 33F24J0316, 33F24K0233, 33F24L0085, 33F24L0772, 33F25C0166, 33F25C0737, 33F25E0196, 33F25E0317, 33F25E1008, 33F25H0120, 33F25J0540, 33F25L0397, 33F25M0904, 33F24E0502; ASK-05502-MLH/10801902210217/33F24J0618, 33F24K0239, 33F24L0555, 33F25A0562, 33F25C0996, 33F25E0201, 33F25H0125, 33F25J0544, 33F25L0440, 33F26B0977, 33F24L0583; ASK-05560-JMH1/10801902210217, 10801902209983/33F24G0483, 33F24L0773, 33F25A0566, 33F25C0894, 33F25E1014, 33F25H0130, 33F25J0548, 33F24E0519; ASK-05560-MKD2/10801902193275, 10801902210217/33F24K0246, 33F25G0468, 33F24J0476; ASK-05560-OM1/10801902210217, 10801902210002/33F24K0550, 33F25A0155, 33F25C0171, 33F25F0383, 33F25G0560, 33F25H0131, 33F25H0746, 33F25J0784, 33F25L0006, 33F25M0903, 33F24D0391; ASK-17019-SM/10801902210217, 10801902211221/33F25G0137, 33F25H0136, 33F25J0553, 33F25L0465, 33F24B0348; BP-05501/10801902210217, 10801902193275/33F24E0156, 33F24J0642, 33F24K0270, 33F25B0689, 33F25C0868, 33F25E1034, 33F25G0145, 33F25H0158, 33F25J0568, 33F25L0369, 33F26B0518, 33F25C0444; CK-05401/10801902202144, 10801902210217, 10801902193275/33F24C0256, 33F25A0591, 33F25C0972, 33F25E0256, 33F25E1040, 33F25H0756, 33F25J0935, 33F25L0244, 33F26B0620, 33F25D0674; HS-05501/10801902210217, 10801902202090/33F24E0580, 33F24J0329, 33F24B0389; MM-05501/10801902210217/33F24J0655, 33F24K0287, 33F24L0788, 33F25J0628, 33F25L0445, 33F24C0263; MP-17019-TK/10801902210217/33F24D0409, 33F24J0390, 33F24K0288, 33F24L0546, 33F25A0595, 33F25C0727, 33F25E0262, 33F25E1045, 33F25H0170, 33F25J0629, 33F25L0441, 33F25M0939, 33F24D0410; MP-17019-TKD/10801902210217, 10801902210224/33F24J0657, 33F24L0698, 33F25C0760, 33F25E0263, 33F25H0171, 33F25J0938, 33F24B0152; MP-17019-TKL/10801902210224, 10801902210217/33F24D0038, 33F24K0289, 33F24L0614, 33F25C0190, 33F25C0839, 33F25E0264, 33F25G0149, 33F25J0630, 33F25K0380, 33F24K0290; MSO-05401-JMH/10801902210217/33F25C0193, 33F25H0172, 33F25J0631, 33F25L0375, 33F25M0880, 33F24D0413; NM-05401/10801902210217, 10801902210262, 10801902140644/33F25J0944, 33F25M0968, 33F26B0600, 33F24C0780; SJ-05501/10801902210330, 10801902210217, 10801902202496/33F24C0049, 33F24C0050, 33F24J0382, 33F24J0383, 33F24J0384, 33F24J0385, 33F24J0386, 33F24K0552, 33F24K0553, 33F24K0554, 33F24K0555, 33F24K0556, 33F24K0557, 33F24L0625, 33F24L0721, 33F24L0760, 33F24L0786, 33F25A0605, 33F25A0623, 33F25A0624, 33F25C0202, 33F25C0789, 33F25C0790, 33F25C0945, 33F25C0997, 33F25E0278, 33F25E0295, 33F25E0296, 33F25E1057, 33F25E1068, 33F25G0154, 33F25G0160, 33F25H0183, 33F25H0202, 33F25H0203, 33F25J0639, 33F25J0644, 33F25J0798, 33F25J0811, 33F25J0812, 33F25J0813, 33F26B0601, 33F26C0299, 33F26C0307, 33F24A1336; SM-05401/10801902210217, 10801902210354, 10801902193275/33F24G0561, 33F24K0302, 33F24L0607, 33F25C0204, 33F25C0805, 33F25E0279, 33F25E1058, 33F25H0184, 33F25J0948, 33F26A1030, 33F24G0270; TM-05401/10801902210217, 30801902202155, 10801902210361/33F24D0418, 33F24G0563, 33F24J0669, 33F24L0089, 33F24L0741, 33F25C0207, 33F25C0918, 33F25E0282, 33F25E1059, 33F25J0950, 33F25L0447, 33F26C0308, 33F24B0410; TM-05502/10801902210378/33F24B0411; UI-05502/10801902210217/33F24G0565, 33F24J0670, 33F24L0562, 33F25A0607, 33F25C0881, 33F25E0283, 33F25E1060, 33F25G0752, 33F25H0186, 33F25J0951, 33F24A0359; ASK-05400-SHM/10801902210217/33F24E0482, 33F24G0465, 33F24J0601, 33F24K0221, 33F24L0800, 33F25C0162, 33F25C0888, 33F25E0182, 33F25H0741, 33F25L0457, 33F24E0483; ASK-05400-UOM/10801902210217/33F25G0124, 33F25H0742, 33F25K0263, 33F24G0294; ASK-05500-MR/10801902210217, 10801902209730/33F24E0497, 33F24G0471, 33F24K0230, 33F25A0555, 33F25C0796, 33F25E0192, 33F25H0116, 33F25K0408, 33F25M0854, 33F24C0204; ASK-05500-TM/10801902210217, 10801902209747, 10801902209754/33F25C0165, 33F25E1007, 33F25M0871, 33F26C0256, 33F24C0206; ASK-05501-BHL1/10801902210217/33F24L0566, 33F25A0558, 33F25C0810, 33F25E0197, 33F25E1009, 33F25H0121, 33F25J0541, 33F25L0439, 33F24E0503; ASK-05501-GH/10801902210217, 10801902210392/33F24K0235, 33F25A0559, 33F25E0198, 33F25H0122, 33F25J0542, 33F24D0384; ASK-05501-SM/10801902210217, 10801902210392, 10801902214857/33F24E0505, 33F24K0236, 33F25A0560, 33F25C0808, 33F25E0199, 33F25E1010, 33F25H0123, 33F25J0907, 33F26C0304, 33F24C0210; ASK-05502-BSM/10801902209853, 10801902210217/33F24D0385, 33F24E0508, 33F24G0301, 33F24K0237, 33F25A0154, 33F25B0687, 33F25H0124, 33F25J0543, 33F25K0409, 33F25L0466, 33F26B0592, 33F24E0509; ASK-05502-MGH1/10801902210217, 10801902209860/33F24J0617, 33F24L0569, 33F25B0247, 33F25C0938, 33F25E0304, 33F25G0133, 33F25J0909, 33F25L0098, 33F26B0545, 33F24J0318; ASK-05503-BWB1/10801902210217, 10801902209938, 10801902209952/33F24E0514, 33F24G0481, 33F24J0619, 33F24K0241, 33F24L0690, 33F25C0169, 33F25C0756, 33F25E1011, 33F25J0545, 33F25L0453, 33F26B0584, 33F24C0217; ASK-05503-HMH/10801902210217, 10801902209952, 10801902209969/33F24L0643, 33F25A0563, 33F25C0170, 33F25C0765, 33F25E1012, 33F25G0135, 33F25H0127, 33F25J0546, 33F25L0451, 33F26A1079, 33F24C0218; ASK-05503-SPH/10801902210217, 10801902209969, 10801902211405/33F24E0516, 33F24J0620, 33F24K0243, 33F24L0598, 33F25A0564, 33F25E0204, 33F25L0458, 33F25M0951, 33F24C0219; ASK-05503-UPM1/10801902211405, 10801902210217, 10801902209976/33F24D0389, 33F24E0160, 33F24J0621, 33F24K0244, 33F24L0549, 33F25A0565, 33F25C0992, 33F25E0205, 33F25E1013, 33F25H0129, 33F25J0547, 33F25L0454, 33F24D0390; ASK-05560-UCI2/10801902210217, 10801902193275/33F24G0485, 33F24J0623, 33F24L0593, 33F25A0567, 33F25C0893, 33F25E0206, 33F25E1015, 33F25H0132, 33F25J0911, 33F25L0061; ASK-17019-UMP/10801902210217, 10801902211221, 10801902210057/33F24J0628, 33F24K0250, 33F25B0694, 33F25E0216, 33F25H0137, 33F25J0916, 33F26B1000, 33F24B0350; MH-05503-1/10801902210217/33F25H0169, 33F24G0542 ASK-05401-VB2/10801902214840/33F24C0199, 33F24D0374, 33F24E0486, 33F24G0296, 33F24J0312, 33F24J0605, 33F24K0224, 33F24L0733, 33F25A0549; ASK-05500-SC1 /10801902202250/33F24B0319, 33F24C0205, 33F24D0381, 33F24E0499, 33F24G0299, 33F24J0315, 33F24J0613, 33F24K0232, 33F24L0567, 33F25A0557, 33F25C0884, 33F25E0194; ASK-05500-SC3/10801902223651/33F25G0751, 33F25H0118, 33F26B0644; ASK-05501-AFH1/10801902209761/33F24G0475; ASK-05501-BMC/10801902209785/33F24J0479; ASK-05502-NY/10801902209884/33F24E0512; ASK-17019-RMH/10801902214918/33F24B0346, 33F24E0531

Quantity Affected: 1,525,831

Reason for Recall

Lidocaine, Bupivacaine, and 0.9% sodium chloride, the subject of a supplier recall, were included into kits and sets. The supplier was found to have quality issues and limited reports of drug ineffectiveness, and if sterility of a water-based injectable product is compromised this could lead to serious or life-threatening injuries.

Distribution

US Nationwide distribution including in the states of VA, NY, UT, SC, LA, MN, PA, AZ, CA, MI, OH, FL, CT, KS, IL, TX, WI, GA, NC, MD, OR, AK, NH, IA, ND, OK, NM, AL, MA, KY, WA, AR, CO, IN, ME, TN, WY, NJ, SD, MS, MO, MT, DE, ID, NE, WV, RI, VT, NV, HI, DC, PR.

Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated

Recall Initiated: 2026-04-21

Company

ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC

Morrisville, NC

Context & Analysis

This is a Class I recall. Class I recalls are the most serious — there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

This was one of 254 device recalls issued in the same week, part of 413 device-related FDA actions this month.

ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC has 50 FDA actions in our database, including 47 recalls and 3 clearances.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Class I recall?

A Class I recall is the most serious type. The FDA has determined there is a reasonable probability that the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Consumers should stop using the product immediately.

What should I do if I have this product?

Stop using the product. Check the product against the specific lot numbers or identifiers listed in the recall. Contact the manufacturer (ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC) or your retailer for a refund or replacement. If you experienced adverse effects, report them to the FDA via MedWatch.

How often does ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC have FDA actions?

ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC has 50 FDA actions in our database, including 47 recalls and 3 device clearances.

Where can I find the official FDA record?

The official record is available on FDA.gov. Search for "Z-2371-2026" on FDA.gov for the full record. You can also use the openFDA API to query this record programmatically.

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