Westmed Recalls Arterial Blood Gas Kits Due to Alcohol Pad Contaminants
Westmed is recalling ABG sampling kits containing TRIAD alcohol pads due to potential contaminants in the pads.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 2/5 (Moderate).
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, but the source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or hospitalizations, and the hazard is described as 'potential contaminants' without specific pathogen identification, fitting the criteria for a moderate risk or precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Westmed Inc is recalling Pulset Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling kits, part number 3173-98. The recall involves 1,259,200 units distributed worldwide, including the United States, Canada, El Salvador, United Arab Emirates, Holland, Costa Rica, and Lebanon. The specific lot number is 48072.
The recall is being conducted because the kits contain TRIAD brand alcohol pads, which are being recalled by TRIAD due to potential contaminants. The ABG kits are medical devices used to obtain arterial blood samples from patients for blood gas determinations.
Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected kits and contact Westmed Inc for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pulset Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling kit. Full Kit, Pulset, 1 cc, with Eclipse, 25 g x 5/8" A Needle, 25U Balanced Heparin, part number: 3173-98. An arterial blood sampling kit is a device, in kit form, used to obtain arterial blood samples from a patient for blood gas…
- Manufacturer
- Westmed Inc
- Category
- Medical Device — Blood Sampling
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,259,200
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Lot Numbers: 48072
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 14 recalled by Westmed Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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