FDA Device recall Z-1172-2020
FlexTip Plus Epidural Catheterization Kit, Product Code AK-05501
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2020-02-19
On 2020-02-19 the FDA classified a Class II recall of FlexTip Plus Epidural Catheterization Kit, Product Code AK-05501 by Arrow International, citing there is the potential for various failures with the LOR (loss of resistance) syringes included in the kits resulting in dural puncture with some also requiring a blood patch.
Read the official FDA Device notice
| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1172-2020 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2020-01-15 |
| Published | 2020-02-19 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC |
| Company | Arrow International |
| Distribution | AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY |
Product
FlexTip Plus Epidural Catheterization Kit, Product Code AK-05501
Reason
There is the potential for various failures with the LOR (loss of resistance) syringes included in the kits resulting in dural puncture with some also requiring a blood patch.
Identifiers
| code_info | Lots: 23F19A0301 23F19F0108 23F19F0481 23F19H0079 23F19J0305 23F19L0094 23F19C0303 23F19F0297 23F19G0039 23F19…Lots: 23F19A0301 23F19F0108 23F19F0481 23F19H0079 23F19J0305 23F19L0094 23F19C0303 23F19F0297 23F19G0039 23F19H0145 23F19J0484 23F19L0209 23F19D0266 23F19F0388 23F19G0263 23F19H0386 23F19K0171 23F19M0112 |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:55 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1172-2020%22
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