Class 1 Device Recall IV Sets and Accessories, various configurations

• Date Initiated by Firm: February 01, 2010
• Date Posted: March 30, 2010
• Recall Status: Terminated on November 08, 2012
• Recall Number: Z-1112-2010
• Recall Event ID: 54723
• 510(K)Number: K830755
• Product Classification: Intravascular administration set - Product Code FPA
• Product: IV Sets and Accessories, various configurations. An Intravenous Administration Tubing set is a device intended for medical purposes that consists of tubing and components with suitable adaptors used to transfer blood, plasma or intravascular fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system.
• Code Information: All products with part number beginning with W followed by five numeric digits.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Arrow International Inc; 2400 Bernville Road; Reading PA 19605
• For Additional Information Contact: Customer Service; 800-523-8446
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Sterility may be compromised.
• FDA Determined Cause: Component design/selection
• Action: The recalling firm issued an "Urgent Medical Device Recall" letter dated February 19, 2010 to their consignees to inform them of the issue. Customers were instructed to check their inventory for the affected products, cease use and distribution, and quarantine all affected product immediately. Consignees were further instructed the following: 1) Complete the enclosed Recall Acknowledgement & Stock Status Form and immediately fax the completed form to Arrow International at 1-800-343-2935 and 2) Return all affected product to Arrow International, Inc. 312 Commerce Place, Asheboro, NC 27203 Attn: Asheboro Quality Assurance Manager. If additional information or clarification regarding the recall is needed, please contact Arrow International, Customer Service Department at 1-800-523-8446. Details about the recall can be accessed on the firm's website at http://www.teleflexmedical.com/spotlight/ivTubingRecall/index.html.
• Quantity in Commerce: 70,959,969 of total units
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution -- United States, Canada, Columbia, South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, Germany, Cuba, Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Singapore, and United Kingdom.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = FPA