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Sapphire recallZ-0131-2020 · ICU Medical Inc · initiated Jul 29, 2019

Terminated

Is my device affected?

  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

Potential for fluid leakage out of air vents on inline filters on Plum and Sapphire micropore infusion sets.

FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm

What the company is doing

ICU Medical notified customers, via Stericycle, Inc., on about 07/29/2019 via "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter. Customers were instructed to check inventory and quarantine any sets that are affected by the recall, return them to ICU Medical, inform potential users within your organization of the recall, and complete and return the provided response form. Please notify customers if affected product was further distributed and request that they contact Stericycle at 1-855-311-5437 (M-F, 8am-5pm ET) to receive a reply form. Customers were also requested to consider the following situations: 1. In applications where the use of a filter is not deemed necessary, consider utilizing an administration set without a filter. 2. In applications where filter use is desired and microbore tubing is not required, consider using filtered macrobore sets in place of microbore sets. 3. In cases where a filtered macrobore set is desired but no alternative macrobore set is available contact ICU Medical because a non-filtered set along with an add on filter or filtered extension set could be considered. 4. In instances where the benefits of a filtered microbore infusion set are greater than the potential risks of a filter leak, the product affected by the recall may be utilized out of medical necessity. In these cases, an individualized assessment of benefits and risks should be undertaken with consideration of the unique characteristics of the patient and the infusion itself. When the benefits exceed the risks and the set is deemed medically necessary, users should periodically monitor the vented filter area for leakage. If leaking is observed, consider changing to a new infusion set as soon as clinically appropriate. Report this event to ICU Medical.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0131-2020
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Jul 29, 2019
Recalling firm
ICU Medical Inc
Quantity
155,150 units
Product code
FRN
FDA submissions
K171346
Distribution
Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. International distribution to Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

Product description

Infusion Pump I.V. Administration, specifically Sapphire Microbore Infusion Sets with Inline Filters labeled as SAPPHIRE Epidural Set Yellow-Striped Microbore, 0.2 Micron Filter 119 Inch. 1 unit per pouch; 50 pouches per case

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Product Code: 163630455, Lot number (UDI Number): 876175H (20887787007361, 10887787007364), 885385H (20887787007361, 10887787007364), 896995H (20887787007361, 10887787007364), 908235H (20887787007361, 10887787007364), 925755H (20887787007361, 10887787007364), 3843264 (20887787007361, 10887787007364)

Devices named in this recall

1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.

Product lines

Other devices under the same FDA submission

9 devices cleared under K171346 are not named by identifier in this recall. 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 83549).

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