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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0431-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Potential

ICU Medical is recalling 4,360 Transpac IV Monitoring Kits due to a potential leak in the SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a potential leak in a medical device used for patient monitoring and blood sampling. No injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 4,360 units of the Transpac IV Monitoring Kit, Item No. 42587-05. The affected products are distributed nationwide and include specific lot codes 3242377, 3247898, and 3268465.

The recall was initiated because the company identified a potential for leak with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers. The transducer is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and a pressure monitor, while the SafeSet Reservoir is a blood sampling system assembled directly to the patient monitoring line.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should check their inventory for the specific item number and lot codes listed above. If the product is found, it should be removed from use and returned to the manufacturer or disposed of according to local regulations.

The recalled product

Product
TRANSPAC¿ IV MONITORING KIT, 60", DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML INTRAFLO¿ FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42587-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
4,360

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)

  • 3242377 3247898 3268465

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 162 recalled by ICU Medical, 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.

See all 162 products in this recall →