The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0513-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Transducer Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling specific 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 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling specific SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits that contain Transpac IV transducers. The recall involves 200 units of the Quad Kit with three Transpac and 0.3ml flush devices, identified by Item No. 46094-47. These products were distributed nationwide.

The recall was initiated because the company identified a potential for leak with these specific kits. 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 source text does not specify the exact lot numbers or dates of manufacture, but lists codes 3227657 and 3235558. Healthcare facilities and consumers should check their inventory for these specific kits and stop using them if they match the description. No specific instructions for disposal or return are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
QUAD KIT WITH THREE TRANSPAC¿ AND 03ML FLUSH DEVICES FOR ST. FRANCIS HOSP., Item No. 46094-47 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by converting changes in pres
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
200

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)

  • 3227657 3235558

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 →