The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2825-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

ICU Medical Recalls Transpac IV Transducer Kits Due to Leak Risk

ICU Medical is recalling 140 units of TP4 Kits with SafeSet Reservoirs due to a potential for leaks. The affected medical devices were distributed nationwide.

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 is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

ICU Medical, Inc. is recalling 140 units of TP4 Kits with 10cc SafeSet Reservoirs, Needleless Valves, Filter Millex, and Admin Sets (Item No. 46104-65). These kits contain Transpac IV transducers, which are extravascular pressure transducers used to interface between a catheter and a pressure monitor. The SafeSet Reservoir system is a blood sampling system assembled directly to the patient monitoring line for patients requiring periodic blood sampling.

The recall was initiated because ICU Medical identified a potential for leaks with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers. The affected units are identified by lot number 3275005.

The affected products were distributed nationwide in the United States. The source text does not specify specific actions for consumers or healthcare providers, nor does it report any illnesses or injuries associated with the defect.

The recalled product

Product
TP4 Kit with 10cc SafeSet Reservoir, Needleless Valve, Filter Millex and Admin Set, Item No. 46104-65 Usage: The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by conve
Manufacturer
ICU Medical, Inc.
Hazard
Affected units
140

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Lot numbers (1)

  • lot number 3275005

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 →