The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0479-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac Pressure Transducers Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 20 units of SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing Transpac IV transducers 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 for leak, 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-risk product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 20 units of SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits that contain Transpac IV transducers. The product, identified as the Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT), is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and a pressure monitor. The SafeSet Reservoir system is a blood sampling system assembled directly to the patient monitoring line, used on patients where periodic blood sampling is required.

The recall was initiated because ICU Medical identified a potential for leak with these specific kits. The affected items are Item No. 46071-40, specifically the Right Heart Cath Lab Kit for Baptist Mem. Hosp., with code 3265500.

The affected products were distributed nationwide. Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact ICU Medical for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
RIGHT HEART CATH LAB KIT FOR BAPTIST MEM. HOSP., Item No. 46071-40 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by converting changes in pressure into electrical curren
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
20

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)

  • 3265500

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 →