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TRANSPAC IV MONITORING KIT, 60", DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3… recallZ-0440-2017 · ICU Medical, Inc. · initiated Sep 27, 2016

Class II Terminated All recalls posted in November 2016

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  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from ICU Medical, Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

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Why it was recalled

ICU Medical Inc. has identified a potential for leak with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers.

FDA root cause category: Device Design

What the company is doing

ICU Medical sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notification letter dated September 27, 2016, to all affected customers to inform them of the expanded recall of the monitoring kits with Transpac IV transducers. Customers were informed of updated communications from August 10, 2016, when ICU Medical sent a communication indicating a potential leak with certain SafeSet Reservoir and blood sampling kits containing the Transpac IV transducers. Based on continued evaluation, ICU Medical is expanding the notification to now include certain other monitoring kits that contain the Transpac IV transducers. A small number of these devices may have the potential to leak or potentially introduce small amounts of air into the line. Customers with questions were instructed to contact ICU Customer Service Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM Pacific time: 866-829-9025 and select option 2, or e-mail the following address: [email protected]. Customers are instructed to complete the attached Medical Device Recall Response Form and fax to (801) 264-1755 or e-mail to [email protected]. Customers with questions were instructed to call 866-829-9025.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0440-2017
Recall class
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Sep 27, 2016
Posted by the FDA
Nov 15, 2016
Recalling firm
ICU Medical, Inc.
Quantity
2240 units
Product code
DRS
FDA submissions
K061573
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution

Product description

TRANSPAC IV MONITORING KIT, 60", DISPOSABLE TRANSDUCER, 3 ML SQUEEZE FLUSH, MICRODRIP (POLE MOUNT), Item No. 42607-05 The Transpac Disposable Straight Pressure Transducer (DSPT) is an extravascular pressure transducer that interfaces between a catheter and pressure monitor by converting changes in pressure into electrical currents that can be input into a compatible pressure monitor. The SafeSet Reservoir system is a blood sampling system assembled directly to the patient monitoring line (Transpac units). The SafeSet reservoir is used on patients where periodic blood sampling is required.

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

3195741 3280973

Other devices under the same FDA submission

22 devices cleared under K061573 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 75491).

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