The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0676-2014·Announced 2014-01-15

ICU Medical Recalls NanoClave Needleless Connectors Due to Potential Leaking

ICU Medical is recalling specific lots of NanoClave Needleless Connectors because a small percentage of 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 is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves a potential leak in a sterile intravascular device, which poses a risk of harm (infection or fluid loss) even though specific injuries are not reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling certain lots of the NanoClave Needlefree Connector product line. The affected product is the 13" Smallbore Ext Set w/4 Gang 4-Way Stopcock w/Baseplate, 4 NanoClave, Rotating Luer, Part No. A1000, Item No. A1080. The recall involves 25 units from Lot No. 2777116.

The recall is being conducted because a small percentage of the devices may leak. The NanoClave Needleless Connector is a single-use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device intended for use as an accessory to intravascular administration sets for the administration of fluids to a patient through a cannula placed in the vein or artery.

The affected units were distributed worldwide, including in the United States (UT, TX, GA, WI, VT, NH, AL, OH, TN, IL, CA, KY, HI, NC) and internationally to Canada, Belgium, India, Kuwait, and Australia. Healthcare providers and patients should stop using the affected devices and contact ICU Medical for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
13" Smallbore Ext Set w/4 Gang 4-Way Stopcock w/Baseplate, 4 NanoClave¿, Rotating Luer, Part No. A1000, Item No. A1080 The ICU Needleless Connector is a single use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device intended for use as an accessory to intravascular administration set for the admin
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Affected units
25

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. 2777116

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 →