The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2813-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Monitoring Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 90 units of Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kits due to a potential for leaks in the SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling components.

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 potential for leaks, which 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 90 units of the Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit with 84" SafeSet Reservoir, 03 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valves (Item No. 42650-66). The affected units are identified by lot number 3279181 and were distributed nationwide in the United States.

The recall was initiated because the company identified a potential for leaks with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers. The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor, while the SafeSet Reservoir system is used for periodic blood sampling on patients.

Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected units and contact ICU Medical for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Transpac IV Trifurcated Monitoring Kit with 84" SafeSet Reservoir, 03 ml Squeeze Flush and Needleless Valves, Item No. 42650-66 Product Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a cathe
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
90

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • lot number 3279181

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 24 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 24 products in this recall →