The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0555-2017·Announced 2016-11-23

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 440 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits due to 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 440 units of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits with 0.3 ml Squeeze Flush and Macrodrip, Item No. 46106-91. The recall involves the Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) and the SafeSet Reservoir system, which is used for periodic blood sampling in patient monitoring lines.

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 product was distributed nationwide.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected units and contact ICU Medical, Inc. for further instructions on returns or replacements.

The recalled product

Product
Transpac¿ IV Monitoring Kit w/03 ml Squeeze Flush and Macrodrip, Item No. 46106-91 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 e
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
440

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)

  • 3281591

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 →