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SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1070-2019·Announced 2019-04-03

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Tubing Separation Risk

ICU Medical is recalling specific lots of Transpac IV Monitoring Kits because pressure tubing may separate, potentially causing blood loss or air embolism.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly lists 'air embolism' and 'blood loss' as potential consequences, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury' reports, warranting a score of 4.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 5,000 units of the Transpac IV Monitoring Kit With Safeset Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, 152 cm (60") Tubing, Disposable Transducer, 03 ml Squeeze Flush Device, Macrodrip (Pole Mount), REF: 01C-42640-06, Sterile EO. The affected lots are 3514084 and 3550279. These products were distributed in the United States (California, Texas, Wisconsin, New York, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania) and Canada.

The recall is due to reports of pressure tubing separation between the sampling port and the high-pressure tubing. This defect could lead to a delay in therapy. In rare circumstances, the separation could result in blood loss, air embolism, or contamination of the fluid path.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected products immediately and contact ICU Medical, Inc. for instructions on return or replacement. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
ICU Medical, Transpac IV Monitoring Kit With Safeset Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, 152 cm (60") Tubing, Disposable Transducer, 03 ml Squeeze Flush Device, Macrodrip (Pole Mount), REF: 01C-42640-06, Sterile EO
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Affected units
5,000

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 (2)

  • Lot/UDI: 3514084/ (01)0 0840619 03747 5 (17) 201001 (30) 01 (10) 3514084
  • 3550279/ (01)0 0840619 03747 5 (17) 201001 (30) 01 (10) 3550279

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 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 3 products in this recall →