The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0434-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling specific Transpac IV monitoring kits because of a potential leak in the SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling components.

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 involves a medical device with a potential leak hazard where no injuries or illnesses have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling specific lots of the Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit, Item No. 42590-05. The recall involves 4,470 units that were distributed nationwide. The affected products include the Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer and the SafeSet Reservoir blood sampling system.

The recall was initiated because ICU Medical identified a potential for leak with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers. The source text does not specify the exact mechanism of the leak or any reported injuries or illnesses associated with the defect.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected kits and contact ICU Medical for further instructions. The specific lot codes associated with this recall are 3239173, 3261651, and 3292882.

The recalled product

Product
TRANSPAC¿ IV TRIFURCATED MONITORING KIT 60 INCH, 3 DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCERS, 3 3 ML SQUEEZE FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42590-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and p
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
4,470

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)

  • 3239173 3261651 3292882

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 →