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Medex MX5341LNRecalls & reported problems

Icu Medical, Inc. · Class 2

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10351688506771), received between May 22, 2017 and Jan 10, 2024 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fluid/Blood Leak” (2 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fluid/Blood Leak2
  • Material Separation1
  • Separation Problem1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • Seizures1
  • Underdose1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJan 10, 2024Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Separation Problem; Fluid/Blood Leak; Material Separation; Separation Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INJECTED SCAN, THE WHITE PART OF THE "TAP" DETACHED, CAUSING THE IODINE TO SPILL ONTO THE SCAN TABLE. THIS CAUSED A 3-4 MINUTE DELAY IN PERFORMING THE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN (HEMATOMA ON LEFT LOWER LIMB). ADVERSE PATIENT EFFECTS ARE UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18488343 ↗
  • InjuryMay 22, 2017Fluid/Blood Leak; Fluid/Blood Leak

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A MEDEX¿ SMALL BORE STOPCOCK WAS IN USE WITH A PATIENT WHEN IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS MEDICATION LEAKING. THE PATIENT WAS ASSESSED AT 8:00 AM AND THE NURSE OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID UNDER THE PATIENT'S RIGHT LEG ON THE SHEETS. THE PATIENT WAS BEING INFUSED WITH PROPOFOL THROUGH THE PATIENT'S RIGHT FEMORAL CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (CVC). THE CVC LINE WAS ATTACHED TO A STOPCOCK, WHICH ALSO MANAGED CONTINUOUS FENTANYL AND LEVOPHED COMBINATION DELIVERY. ATTACHMENTS WERE INSPECTED AND WERE FOUND TO BE SECURE AND WITHOUT LEAKS. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE BACK OF THE STOPCOCK BUNDLE HAD PROPOFOL RESIDUE ON IT AND WAS CONFIRMED WITH A CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE WIPE TO CLEAN THE AREA. AFTER THE AREA WAS CLEANED, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHITE FLUID APPEARED IN LARGE DROPS. THE PATIENT HAD SEIZURE ACTIVITY AT 6:00 AM ON THE NEXT DAY DUE TO THE INCIDENT AND PROPOFOL INFUSION DOSAGE WAS INCREASED TO TREAT THE SEIZURE ACTIVITY. NO PERMANENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Seizures; Underdose

    MAUDE report 6582892 ↗

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