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LowFDA (Devices)·Z-1097-2019·Announced 2019-04-24

ICU Medical Recalls ChemoLock Vial Spikes Due to Plastic Particulate

ICU Medical is recalling specific lots of ChemoLock Vial Spikes because they may contain plastic burr particulate from the protective cap.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this as a Class I recall, which by definition is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences, and the source text does not report any injuries or illnesses.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 23,800 units of ChemoLock Closed Vial Spike w/Skirt devices. The affected products include reference numbers CL-80S-4 and CL-80S-5. These devices are used in IV administration sets to prevent the transfer of environmental contaminants and the escape of drug or vapor concentrations.

The recall was initiated because there is a potential for certain lots of the devices to have plastic burr particulate originating from the protective cap used in the assembly of the device. The affected lot numbers for CL-80S-4 are 3820520, 3820521, and 3844785. The affected lot numbers for CL-80S-5 are 3820516, 3820523, 3839238, 3839239, 3844781, 3844782, 3853998, 3853999, 3866769, 3866770, 3872090, 3910645, 3932908, 3932910, 3946770, and 3951236.

The devices were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and in Canada, France, and Singapore. Healthcare facilities and consumers should check their inventory for these specific reference numbers and lot numbers and stop using the affected devices.

The recalled product

Product
icumedical ChemoLock Closed Vial Spike w/Skirt, (a) REF CL-80S-4 (4 units) (b) REF CL-80S-5 (5 units). Used in IV administration sets. The ChemoLock Closed System Drug Transfer Device prevents the transfer of environmental contaminants, including bacterial and airborne
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Affected units
23,800

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 (20)

  • (a) REF CL-80S-4
  • Lot Numbers: 3820520
  • 3820521
  • 3844785 (b) REF CL-80S-5
  • Lot Numbers: 3820516
  • 3820523
  • 3839238
  • 3839239
  • 3844781
  • 3844782
  • 3853998
  • 3853999
  • 3866769
  • 3866770
  • 3872090
  • 3910645
  • 3932908
  • 3932910
  • 3946770
  • 3951236

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 7 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 7 products in this recall →