Recall Register

Device recall: 8.5 Fr. X 10 cm ARROW+gard Blue PSI Kit Cath-Gard for use with 7.5 - 8 Fr.Catheters Product Code: CDC-29803-1A -…

Class II FDA enforcement event 83593. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Products may contain the incorrect banner card within the kit

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Arrow International Inc started this device recall on 6 Aug 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Reading, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 83593 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 Oct 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Sep 2020.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

US Nationwide distribution.

Recalling firm

Arrow International Inc, Reading, PA.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

2 product records in the event.

FDA event 83593: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-2555-20198.5 Fr. X 10 cm ARROW+gard Blue PSI Kit Cath-Gard for use with 7.5 - 8 Fr.Catheters Product Code: CDC-29803-1A - Product Usage: The MACTM Two-Lumen Central Venous Access Device with ARROWg+ard Blue permits venous access and catheter introduction to the central circulation. It may be inserted into the jugular,…520 eachesClass IITerminated2 Oct 2019
Z-2556-2019Arrow 8.5 Fr. X 16 cm Quad-Lumen Central Venous Catheterization Kit Product Code:AK-42854-P1A - Product Usage: The Arrow Central Venous Catheters are intended to permit venous access to the central circulation by way of the femoral, jugular or subclavian veins.231 unitsClass IITerminated2 Oct 2019

openFDA, about the status: FDA does not update the status of a recall after the recall has been classified according to its level of hazard. As such, the status of a recall (open, completed, or terminated) will remain unchanged after published in the Enforcement Reports. Source: openFDA, Drug Recall Enforcement Reports, Disclaimer.

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2019
968
Share of these events in Class II
88%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
93

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 83593. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/83593/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .

Sources

Source
openFDA device enforcement reports
Licence
CC0 1.0
Export date
28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register
23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: US Nationwide distribution.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 83593?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 520 eaches
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2019 have the same class?
88% of the 968 device events that started in 2019 are in Class II.