Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 24, 2021
Access Vascular HydroPICC Catheter Kit Scalpels and StatLocks Have Shorter Expiration
Access Vascular recalls HydroPICC Catheter Kit (PICC-142) with Scalpels and StatLocks that have shorter expiration dates than listed on the outer package. Consumers should check kit lot numbers and expiration dates.
Scalpel and StatLock components packaged with specific lots of the HydroPICC catheter have a shorter expiration date than what is listed on the outer kit package.
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📍Recalling firmAccess Vascular, Inc.749 Middlesex Tpke · Billerica, MA 01821-3906
“Access Vascular HydroPICC Catheter Kit Scalpels and StatLocks Have Shorter Expiration.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63237-access-vascular-hydropicc-catheter-kit-scalpels-and-statlocks-have-shorter. Based on FDA recall #Z-0199-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0199-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on February 24, 2021, that Access Vascular, Inc. is recalling Scalpel and StatLock components included with specific lots of HydroPICC Catheter Kits due to expiration date discrepancies. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Access Vascular
Product: HydroPICC Catheter Kit - PICC-142, Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter
According to the FDA, the Scalpel and StatLock components packaged with specific lots of the HydroPICC catheter have a shorter expiration date than what is listed on the outer kit package.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Access Vascular, Inc. has had five other recalls since December 16, 2022, including an August 31, 2023 recall for incorrect instructions and a March 3, 2023 recall for shorter expiration dates. Other recent recalls of similar products include a November 29, 2025 BD Ready-to-Use Hydrophilic Catheter recall for incorrect expiration date labeling and March 5, 2026 Cook Medical recalls for drainage catheters and central venous catheter sets where expiration dates exceeded shelf life.
How to tell if you have this one
Check the lot numbers on the Scalpel and StatLock packages: R18-08-010 (expires Feb 2021), R19-01-009 (expires Jun 2021), R20-01-010 (expires Aug 2022), and R18-09-008 (expires May 2021). The outer kit package lists expiration dates for specific lots.
Brand
Access Vascular
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Kit Lot Numbers
Look for lot numbers on the Scalpel and StatLock packages: R18-08-010, R19-01-009, R20-01-010, and R18-09-008.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 4 states.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Domestic distribution to NC, RI, NJ, and IL. No foreign distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3.3 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-0199-2023 (February 24, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0199-2023 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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