Arrow International, Llc: Midline Catheter
Arrow International is recalling midline catheters (PI MIDLINE 2L) distributed nationwide because they contain lidocaine, bupivacaine, and saline solution from a supplier with quality issues and reports of drug ineffectiveness. If the sterility of these injectable products is compromised, patients could experience serious or life-threatening injuries.
- Recalling firm
- ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC
- Product
- Description/REF: PI MIDLINE 2L: 5FR X 20CM/CDC-32052-MPKC
- 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 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.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- medical device recall
- Country
- United States
- Agency
- FDA-DEVICES
- Recall date
- 2026-04-21
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Areas affected
- AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, ...
- 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.
Official recall notice from FDA-DEVICES
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/43d83e46-4830-4b48-8863-b3fa6086652b