Use caution Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 12, 2024

ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery Catheter Recall: Risk of Arterial Injury During Use

ARROW recalls specific radial artery catheter models due to potential guidewire handle resistance causing arterial spasms or vessel injury from repeated punctures. Affected units have listed part numbers and lot numbers.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1267-2024Medical device ARROW ›

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Teleflex is initiating this voluntary recall for the above-mentioned products due to reports received indicating a potentially defective component. The complaints received relate to resistance of the guidewire handle/chamber during use. The possible immediate health consequences of the component issue are arterial vasospasm and vessel injury arising from multiple arterial punctures with repeated attempts.

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Contact the company

Recalling firmARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc.3015 Carrington Mill Blvd · Morrisville, NC 27560-5437

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

ARROW is recalling certain radial artery catheter models because the guidewire handle may resist during use, potentially causing arterial spasms or vessel injury from repeated punctures. This could lead to serious complications for medical users. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/56168-arrow-quickflash-radial-artery-catheter-recall-risk-of-arterial-injury.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/56168-arrow-quickflash-radial-artery-catheter-recall-risk-of-arterial-injury · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1267-2024

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“ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery Catheter Recall: Risk of Arterial Injury During Use.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/56168-arrow-quickflash-radial-artery-catheter-recall-risk-of-arterial-injury. Based on FDA recall #Z-1267-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1267-2024%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 12, 2024, that ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. is recalling ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery Catheterization devices due to a potentially defective component. The hazard includes arterial vasospasm and vessel injury from repeated attempts. Owners should contact the company for details.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: ARROW
Product: ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery Catherization (wire, guide, catheter)
Part Numbers: REF AK-04220; REF ASK-04220-FMH1; REF ASK-04220-HHC; REF ASK-04220-KSP; REF ASK-04220-PSU; REF ASK-04220-UCL1; REF ASK-04500-AH; REF ASK-04500-HF-S; REF NA-04220-S1A; REF NA-04220-X1A; REF RA-04220; REF RA-04220-W
Units affected: 1,160,470 devices

The hazard

Teleflex initiated this voluntary recall due to reports of resistance in the guidewire handle/chamber during use. The possible immediate health consequences are arterial vasospasm and vessel injury arising from multiple arterial punctures with repeated attempts.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show ARROW INTERNATIONAL Inc. has 52 other recalls on record since 2017-06-01. Other recent recalls of similar products include Arrow Arterial Kits and Trays (2024-07-26), Arrow FiberOptix Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter Kit Recall (2024-04-29), and Arrow ErgoPack PICC Kit Recall (2023-08-10). Additional similar recalls include Arrow Radial Artery Catheter Kit Recall (2026-03-11), Arrow Hemodialysis Catheter Recall (2026-04-10), and ARROW Recalls Arterial Catheter Kits with Risk of Serious Injury from Contaminated Drugs (2026-04-21).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for part numbers starting with REF AK-04220, ASK-04220, or RA-04220 with specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice. The product is used in medical procedures for radial artery catheterization.

Brand
ARROW
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Details
Review the part numbers and lot numbers listed in the recall notice to confirm if your device is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and OUS (foreign) to countries of: AE, AR, AT, AU, BE, BH, BR, CA, CN, CO, CY, DE, EC, EE, ES, FR, GR, HK, HR, IT, KW, LB, LU, MX, MY, NL, NZ, PH, PL, QA, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, TH, TW, and UK.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 44 days after the firm started it.

Feb 12, 2024Firm started the recall
Mar 21, 2024FDA classified it Class I
Mar 27, 2024Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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What should I do if I have this product?

Check the part numbers and lot numbers against the list provided in the recall notice to determine if your device is affected.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/56168-arrow-quickflash-radial-artery-catheter-recall-risk-of-arterial-injury">ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery Catheter Recall: Risk of Arterial Injury During Use (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1267-2024 (February 12, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1267-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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