The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0692-2014·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 involves a medical device with a functional defect (leaking) that poses a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries, illnesses, or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling certain lots of the NanoClave Needlefree Connector product line. The specific product affected is the 10" (25 cm) Smallbore Ext Set w/MicroClave Clear, NanoClave, Clamp, Rotating Luer, Part No. A1000, Item No. K7101-001. The recall involves 500 units from Lot No. 2784698.

The recall was initiated 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 administering fluids to patients through a cannula placed in a vein or artery.

The affected units 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 providers and facilities should check their inventory for this specific lot number and stop using the affected devices.

The recalled product

Product
10" (25 cm) Appx 0.41 ml, Smallbore Ext Set w/MicroClave¿ Clear, NanoClave", Clamp, Rotating Luer, Part No. A1000, Item No. K7101-001 The ICU Needleless Connector is a single use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device intended for use as an accessory to intravascular administration s
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
500

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. 2784698

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 →