Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21295 |
| Brand Name: | Arrow International - Peripherally-inserted central venous catheter |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | ARROW PICC Kits with Peel-Away Sheath Component |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Teleflex Medical New Zealand OFFICE 011, 110 CARLTON GORE ROAD Newmarket Auckland 1023 |
| Contact Information: | 027 476 4009 |
| Manufacturer: | Arrow International Inc |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received complaints for peel away sheaths flaring. The instructions for use included in the kits do not inform the user that a skin nick or alternate enlargement method may be required for difficult insertions. The use of a skin nick reduces the probability of sheath flare and subsequent complications. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 10/4/2017 |
