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FDA Device recall Z-1197-2020

EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT, Product Code FR-05501-04

On 2020-02-19 the FDA classified a Class II recall of EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT, Product Code FR-05501-04 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.

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-1197-2020
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2020-01-15
Published2020-02-19
Last updated2026-09-13 11:55 UTC
CompanyArrow International
DistributionAK, 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

EPIDURAL CATHETERIZATION KIT, Product Code FR-05501-04

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

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Lots: 71F19B0678 71F19C1428 71F19E1149 71F19G0313 71F19J0072 71F19L0492 71F19B2751 71F19D0558 71F19E1781 71F19…Lots: 71F19B0678 71F19C1428 71F19E1149 71F19G0313 71F19J0072 71F19L0492 71F19B2751 71F19D0558 71F19E1781 71F19G2388 71F19J1370 71F19L0493 71F19C0778 71F19D2449 71F19F0737 71F19H1817 71F19K2849

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-1197-2020%22

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