The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0436-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Potential

ICU Medical is recalling 40 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits due to 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 40 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits, Item No. 42594-05. These kits include a 4-way stopcock, 3-way stopcock, and 24-inch arterial pressure tubing. The product is a disposable straight pressure transducer used to interface between a catheter and a pressure monitor, featuring a SafeSet Reservoir system for blood sampling.

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 affected units were distributed nationwide.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected product immediately. Users should contact ICU Medical, Inc. for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the recalled units.

The recalled product

Product
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit w/4 Way Stopcock, 3 Way Stopcock and 24" Arterial Pressure Tubing, Item No. 42594-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by convert
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
40

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)

  • 3265442

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 →