The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0447-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 1,960 Transpac IV Monitoring Kits with SafeSet Reservoirs due to a potential for leaks. The products were distributed nationwide.

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 for leaks, which poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 1,960 units of the Transpac IV Monitoring Kit with SafeSet Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, Item No. 42642-06. The recall was initiated because the company identified a potential for leaks in certain kits containing Transpac IV transducers.

The affected products were distributed nationwide. The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and a pressure monitor, while the SafeSet Reservoir system is used for periodic blood sampling on patients.

Consumers and healthcare facilities 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, 84" TUBING, DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML SQUEEZE FLUSH, MACRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42642-06 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
1,960

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)

  • 3238756

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 →