The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0664-2014·Announced 2014-01-15

ICU Medical Recalls NanoClave Stopcock Due to Potential Leakage

ICU Medical is recalling specific lots of NanoClave Stopcocks because a small percentage of the devices may leak.

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 functional defect (leakage) that poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses, fitting the criteria for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling certain lots of the NanoClave Stopcock, Part No. A1000, Item No. 011-AC100. The recall involves 50 units from Lot No. 2781529. The NanoClave Stopcock is a single-use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device intended for use as an accessory to intravascular administration sets for administering fluids to patients through a cannula placed in a vein or artery.

The recall was initiated because a small percentage of the devices may leak. The affected products were distributed worldwide, including in the United States (specifically UT, TX, GA, WI, VT, NH, AL, OH, TN, IL, CA, KY, HI, and NC) and internationally to Canada, Belgium, India, Kuwait, and Australia.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected devices and contact ICU Medical for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
NanoClave Stopcock, Part No. A1000, Item No. 011-AC100 The ICU Needleless Connector is a single use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device intended for use as an accessory to intravascular administration set for the administration of fluids to a patient through a cannula placed in the v
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)

  • Lot No. 2781529

Distribution

Distributed in 14 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 50 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 50 products in this recall →