FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ARROW RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 1-1/2 IN

MDR report key: 25221596 · Received May 19, 2026

Report

Report Number
9680794-2026-00394
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 19, 2026
Date of Event
April 22, 2026
Report Date
April 27, 2026
Manufacturer
ARROW INTERNATIONAL LLC
Product Code
OFB
UDI-DI
00801902002761
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CH
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2026, "WHEN MEDICAL STAFF PERFORMED PREOPERATIVE INVASIVE ARTERIAL PUNCTURE ON THE PATIENT, THE RADIAL ARTERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCESSED, YET NO BLOOD RETURN WAS OBSERVED. AFTER REMOVING THE ARTERIAL PUNCTURE CATHETER KIT, BLOCKAGE OF THE ARTERIAL PUNCTURE FLEXIBLE TUBING WAS CONFIRMED. FLUSHING WITH A NORMAL SALINE SYRINGE WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE MEDICAL TEAM HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ARTERIAL PUNCTURE CATHETER KIT AND PERFORM A SECOND PUNCTURE." THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF PATIENT INJURY, HARM, OR ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT, ASIDE FROM PATIENT DISCOMFORT RELATED TO A SECOND PUNCTURE. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS FINE. NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED BEYOND REMOVAL OF THE AFFECTED DEVICE, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT WITH A NEW DEVICE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
471919 ARROW RA CATH SET: 20 GA X 1-1/2 IN WIRE GUIDE CATHETER OFB ARROW INTERNATIONAL LLC 14F24H0116 00801902002761

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1