The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0538-2017·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 injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 50 units of the Transpac 4 kit with 72" Macrodrip Admin Set (Item No. 46099-77). The recall involves specific SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits that contain Transpac IV transducers.

The recall was initiated because the company identified a potential for a 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.

The affected units were distributed nationwide. The source text does not specify which patients or facilities were affected, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the leak. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected kits and contact ICU Medical for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Transpac¿ 4 kit w/72" Macrodrip¿ Admin Set, Item No. 46099-77 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 currents th
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
50

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)

  • 3264156 3274963

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 →