The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0550-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 260 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits because of a potential leak in the SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits.

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 260 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits, Item No. 46104-31. The affected products are identified by codes 3226845 and 3265753 and were 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 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.

Healthcare providers and facilities should stop using the affected units and contact ICU Medical for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit, 84", Disposable Transducer, 3 ml Squeeze Flush, Macrodrip, Red Stripe Pressure Tubing and Color Plug, Item No. 46104-31 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a cath
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
260

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)

  • 3226845 3265753

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 →