The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0445-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 280 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits with SafeSet Reservoirs due to a potential for leak.

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 280 units of the Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with SafeSet Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, Item No. 42640-06. The product is a disposable extravascular pressure transducer system used to interface between a catheter and a pressure monitor, featuring a blood sampling port for periodic sampling.

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 affected units were distributed nationwide.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected kits and contact ICU Medical for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
TRANSPAC¿ IV MONITORING KIT WITH SAFESET" RESERVOIR AND BLOOD SAMPLING PORT, 60" TUBING, DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML SQUEEZE FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42640-06 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
280

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)

  • 3240663

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 →