Teleflex, Arrow International Recall Arrow QuickFlash Radial Artery and Radial Artery/Arterial Line Catheterization Kits

Teleflex and its subsidiary Arrow International recently announced the Class I recall of its Arrow QuickFlash Radial Artery and Radial Artery/Arterial Line Catheterization Kits after potential increased resistance in the guidewire handle and chamber during use.

The catheterization kits, according to the company, allow providers access to a patient’s peripheral arterial circulation or other small vessels. When there is increased resistance in the guidewire handle and chamber injury may occur, including injury to blood vessel walls, narrowing of the blood vessels, artery blockage, or death.  

On Feb. 12, Teleflex and Arrow International sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Letter to customers affected, recommending both medical facilities and distributors to immediately check inventory for the recalled product, stop using and distributing the affected product, quarantine it, and return product to Teleflex.

Currently, 334,995 devices have been recalled in the US in connection with the notice. Affected products were originally distributed between Dec.1, 2021, and Jan. 27, 2024. Teleflex and Arrow International have received 194 complaints, including a total of 10 injuries, and one death in regard to the issue.