Arrow FlexTip Plus Epidural Kit with NRFit Connector, catheter system
Medical device recall Z-2288-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jun 17, 2020.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jun 17, 2020. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Ongoing its status, in FDA’s file
- 3 states named in where it went
- 109 eaches (US), 23,021 (OUS) how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is 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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Nine complaints reported that the rotatable collar on the filter had detached, causing a leak.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Arrow FlexTip Plus Epidural Kit with NRFit Connector, catheter system, Product Codes (US) OT19TAGSK OT19TAGSKA OT19TAPSK OT19TCGLK Product Codes (OUS) AT-05501-NRF OT19HBPSS UM-05400-NRF ASK-05500-NRON EJ-05400-NRON OU-05500-NRON TU-05500-NRON The Arrow Epidural Catheter kit permits access to the epidural space for administration of epidural anesthetic. The epidural catheter kit is intended for use up to 72 hours.
109 eaches (US), 23,021 (OUS), in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Lots: (Dist’d in US) 23F19A0260 23F19M0224 23F19E0120 23F19L0014 23F19B0184 (Dist’d OUS) 71F19M0710 71F18K1579 71F18F1429 71F18J2111 71F20A1078 71F20A1614 71F19E2019 71F19L0269 71F19L2068 71F19K1049 71F19K2042 71F19L0977 71F19M1319…
Every code shown here, 363 characters
Lots: (Dist’d in US) 23F19A0260 23F19M0224 23F19E0120 23F19L0014 23F19B0184 (Dist’d OUS) 71F19M0710 71F18K1579 71F18F1429 71F18J2111 71F20A1078 71F20A1614 71F19E2019 71F19L0269 71F19L2068 71F19K1049 71F19K2042 71F19L0977 71F19M1319 71F20A0805 71F20A0812 71F20A0813 71F19J0604 71F19K1653 71F19K2501 71F19M0326 71F20A1819 71F20A2040 71F20A0044 71F19K2043 71F19L0359
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
US Domestic distribution to CA, FL, and MT. International distribution to AT, AU, DE, ES, FR, JP and SG.
The states and territories these words name
- California
- Florida
- Montana
The words say it went outside the United States too.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Is it still going on?
Ongoing, in FDA’s file.
“A recall which is currently in progress.”
openFDA, on “On-Going”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on May 8, 2020.
- FDA classified it on Jun 5, 2020.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Jun 17, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Arrow International Inc, of Reading, PA.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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