Westmed Recalls Arterial Blood Gas Kits Due to Alcohol Pad Contaminants
Westmed is recalling Pulset ABG sampling kits because they contain TRIAD alcohol pads that are being recalled for potential contaminants.
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 and involves potential contaminants in alcohol pads without reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for a moderate severity voluntary precautionary recall.
Plain-English summary
Westmed Inc is recalling Pulset Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling kits, part number 3362-95. The recall is being conducted because the kits contain TRIAD brand alcohol pads, which are subject to a separate recall due to potential contaminants.
The affected products are 3 cc full kits with a Crickett 22g x 1" needle and 25U Balanced Heparin. A total of 1,259,200 units were distributed nationwide in the United States and in Canada, El Salvador, the United Arab Emirates, Holland, Costa Rica, and Lebanon. Specific lot numbers are listed in the official recall record.
Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact Westmed Inc for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Pulset Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) sampling kit. Full Kit, Pulset, 3 cc, w/Crickett 22g x 1", 25U Balanced Heparin, part number: 3362-95. 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
- 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 (20)
- Lot Numbers: 39560
- 39833
- 40185
- 40201
- 40332
- 40983
- 41027
- 41253
- 41693
- 41884
- 42224
- 42592
- 42977
- 43290
- 43373
- 43564
- 43670
- 43752
- 44143
- 44333
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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