The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0493-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac Pressure Transducer Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 20 units of Transpac pressure transducer kits due to a potential leak in the SafeSet Reservoir system.

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 injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 20 units of the Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) monitoring kits, specifically Item No. 46085-50. These kits include a 0.3 mL flush device and are designed for the University of New Mexico. The product is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and a pressure monitor, and it includes the 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.

Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits immediately. Users should contact ICU Medical for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
MONITORING KIT WITH 03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO, Item No. 46085-50 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 ele
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)

  • 3265538

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 →