ARROW INTERNATIONAL, LLC — 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 CATHET
⚠️ 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: 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
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Additional details
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
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