Recall
FDAHealthApril 21, 2026

ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC — Description/REF: ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-SUH-S; ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-VM1; STIMUCATH SFTY KIT: 19G CTH, 17Gx4CM NDL/AB-19604-KS; STIMUCATH SFTY KIT: 19G CTH, 17Gx8CM NDL/A

⚠️ 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.

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Geography
Nationwide
Source agency
FDA
Category
Health
Published
April 21, 2026

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.

What's affected?

Product
Description/REF: ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-SUH-S; ACCESS TRAY/ASK-04001-VM1; STIMUCATH SFTY KIT: 19G CTH, 17Gx4CM NDL/AB-19604-KS; STIMUCATH SFTY KIT: 19G CTH, 17Gx8CM NDL/AB-19608-KS; STIMUCATH SFTY KIT: 20G CTH, 18Gx8CM NDL/AB-20608-KS; STIMUCATH KIT: 19G CATH, 17G x 9CM NDL/AB-05060-PK; FLEXBLOCK ULTRASOUND KIT: 17Gx9CM NS NDL/ASK-19609-VCU; CONTINUOUS NERVE BLOCK KIT/ASK-19600-CC2; CONTINUOUS NERVE BLOCK KIT 19 GA X 60/ASK-19608-CC; CONTINUOUS NERVE BLOCK KIT 19GA X 60CM/ASK-19608-KP; CONTINUOUS NERVE BLOCK KIT 19GA X 60CM/ASK-19608-SHC; FLEXBLOCK KIT:ECHO CATH, 17Gx8CM STM NDL/FB-19608-K; FLEXBLOCK ULTRASOUND KIT: 17Gx8CM STM ND/FB-19608-KU; FLEXBLOCK KIT:ECHO CATH, 17Gx9CM NS NDL/FB-19609-K; FLEXBLOCK ULTRASOUND KIT: 17Gx9CM NS NDL/FB-19609-KU; CONTINUOUS PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK KIT/ASK-19608-US1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/ASK-05001-SLR1; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/MH-05001; EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT/WJ-05401; SPINAL ANES/EPIDURAL CATH 19GA X 90CM/ASK-05501-USC1; EPIDURAL NEEDLE KIT/LG-03000; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA KIT/MTO-03000-VM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA KIT/SM-03001; Anesthesia conduction kit/FB-19611-K
Lot code
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Additional details

REF(Material)/UDI-DI/Lot(Batch): ASK-04001-SUH-S/10801902210217, 10801902193275/33F25C0766, 33F25E0112, 33F25G0101, 33F25H0058, 33F25H0725, 33F25J0862, 33F25M0836, 33F25F0160; ASK-04001-VM1/10801902210217, 10801902202106, 10801902193275/33F24L0599, 33F26A0962, 33F24G0280; AB-19604-KS/10801902210217, 10801902209471/33F24L0608, 33F25G0474, 33F25J0814, 33F25M0887, 33F24D0064; AB-19608-KS/10801902210217, 10801902209471/33F24E0312, 33F24F0295, 33F24G0316, 33F24K0082, 33F24L0714, 33F25E0027, 33F25E0904, 33F25H0003, 33F25J0815, 33F25L0337, 33F26B0498, 33F24E0314; AB-20608-KS/)10801902210217/33F25H0004, 33F25J0816, 33F24D0437; AB-05060-PK/10801902209433, 10801902210217/33F24D0002, 33F24E0029, 33F24G0315, 33F24J0484, 33F24K0081, 33F25A0451, 33F25C0747, 33F25E0026, 33F25J0646, 33F24E0028; ASK-19609-VCU/10801902210217, 10801902206876, 10801902214291/33F24E0536, 33F24J0630, 33F24L0605, 33F25C0179, 33F25E0220, 33F25H0140, 33F26B1003, 33F24D0628; ASK-19600-CC2/10801902210057, 10801902210217, 10801902210064/33F24D0393, 33F24E0533, 33F24G0494, 33F24K0251, 33F24L0665, 33F25C0177, 33F25E0217, 33F25H0138, 33F24C0230; ASK-19608-CC/10801902210217, 10801902210064, 10801902202236/33F24G0309, 33F24K0252, 33F24L0639, 33F25B0691, 33F25C0178, 33F25C0761, 33F25E0218, 33F25E1022, 33F25H0750, 33F25J0918, 33F26B0230, 33F24D0394; ASK-19608-KP/10801902210217/33F24G0495, 33F24G0086; ASK-19608-SHC/10801902210217, 40801902202220, 10801902202243/33F24G0496, 33F24J0629, 33F24K0253, 33F24L0573, 33F25A0571, 33F25C0733, 33F25E0219, 33F25G0757, 33F25H0139, 33F25J0919, 33F25K0400, 33F25L0480, 33F26B0606, 33F24C0231; FB-19608-K/10801902210217, 10801902210125/33F24G0533, 33F24J0650, 33F24K0279, 33F24L0568, 33F25C0186, 33F25C0748, 33F25E0257, 33F25G0147, 33F25H0164, 33F25J0623, 33F25L0340, 33F25M0847, 33F24C0258; FB-19608-KU/10801902210217, 10801902210132/33F24E0026, 33F24E0574, 33F24G0312, 33F24J0328, 33F24L0557, 33F24M0268, 33F25C0187, 33F25C0940, 33F25E0258, 33F25H0165, 33F25J0624, 33F25L0344, 33F25M0851, 33F23G0580; FB-19609-K/10801902210132, 10801902210217, 10801902210132, 10801902210149/33F24C0259, 33F24D0407, 33F24E0575, 33F24G0534, 33F24K0281, 33F24L0805, 33F25C0721, 33F25E1042, 33F25J0625, 33F25L0351, 33F25M0856, 33F26B0504, 33F24B0386; FB-19609-KU/10801902210149, 10801902210217, 10801902210149, 10801902193275/33F24C0260, 33F24E0576, 33F24E0577, 33F24G0535, 33F24L0763, 33F25A0592, 33F25E0259, 33F25E1043, 33F25H0758, 33F25K0402, 33F25L0471, 33F26B0594, 33F26C0480, 33S24L0763, 33F24L0738; ASK-19608-US1/10801902210217/33F24E0535, 33F24K0254, 33F24L0770, 33F24E0014; ASK-05001-SLR1/10801902210217, 10801902209617/33F24J0596, 33F24L0560, 33F25A0546, 33F25C0939, 33F25E0177, 33F25E0998, 33F25J0530, 33F24C0194; MH-05001/10801902210217/33F24G0540, 33F24J0331, 33F24J0654, 33F25E0261, 33F25H0168, 33F25J0937, 33F25L0478, 33F24K0286; WJ-05401/10801902210385, 10801902210217, 10801902210385/33F24B0166, 33F24C0054, 33F24J0672, 33F24K0307, 33F24L0548, 33F25A0609, 33F25A0625, 33F25C0723, 33F25E0285, 33F25E1062, 33F25G0156, 33F25H0187, 33F25J0640, 33F25J0952, 33F25L0414, 33F26B0559, 33F26C0858; ASK-05501-USC1/10801902210217, 10801902214857, 10801902209853/33F24E0506, 33F24E0507, 33F24G0478, 33F24L0561, 33F25A0561, 33F25C0167, 33F25C0769, 33F25E0200, 33F25G0132, 33F25H0745, 33F25J0908, 33F25L0412, 33F26B0557, 33F24C0211; LG-03000/10801902210217/33F24L0668, 33F24E0581; MTO-03000-VM/10801902210217, 10801902202076, 10801902119916/33F24E0586, 33F24G0547, 33F24J0658, 33F24K0291, 33F24L0632, 33F25A0596, 33F25C0869, 33F25E0265, 33F25H0173, 33F25J0939, 33F25L0380, 33F26C0306, 33F24A1057; SM-03001/10801902210217, 10801902202496, 10801902210354/33F24E0779, 33F24J0243, 33F24J0434, 33F24M0012, 33F25A0099, 33F25B0035, 33F25B0128, 33F25C0410, 33F25C0521, 33F25F0421, 33F25G0531, 33F25J0053, 33F25L0171, 33F26B0643, 33F24C0276; FB-19611-K/10801902210156/33F24F0014

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Class I recall. Voluntary: Firm initiated Quantity affected: 205,685.

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