The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0523-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Transducer Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 70 units of Transpac IV 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 70 units of the Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) kits, specifically Item No. 46097-36, which include a 0.3ml flush device. These kits are designed to interface between a catheter and a pressure monitor and include a SafeSet Reservoir system for blood 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 transducer kits and contact ICU Medical for further instructions or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
QUAD TRANSDUCER KIT WITH 03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR LUBBOCK HEART HOSP., Item No. 46097-36 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 int
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
70

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)

  • 3226751

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 →