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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0526-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Transducer Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling specific Transpac IV transducer kits because of a potential leak in the SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling components.

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 no injuries or illnesses have been reported, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 10 units of the Triple (3) Disposable Transducer Kit with 03ml Flush Device for Lutheran Gen. Hosp., Item No. 46097-65. The product, identified by code 3256962, was distributed nationwide.

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 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 action consumers or healthcare providers should take, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the leak. Users of this specific product should consult their healthcare provider or the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
TRIPLE (3) DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER KIT WITH 03ML FLUSH DEVICE FOR LUTHERAN GEN. HOSP., Item No. 46097-65 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by converting change
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
10

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)

  • 3256962

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 →