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Z-1070-2019Class II

ICU Medical, Transpac IV Monitoring Kit With Safeset Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, 152 cm (60") Tubing...

Abbott Medical / initiated 2018-11-27 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

ICU Medical, Inc. began a recall of ICU Medical, Transpac IV Monitoring Kit With Safeset Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, 152 cm (60") Tubing, Disposable Transducer, 03 ml Squeeze Flush Device... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Reports of pressure tubing separation between the sampling port and the high pressure tubing on certain lots of extravascular blood pressure transducers, which could lead to delay in therapy, and in rare circumstances...". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1070-2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Abbott Medical
Product
ICU Medical, Transpac IV Monitoring Kit With Safeset Reservoir and Blood Sampling Port, 152 cm (60") Tubing, Disposable Transducer, 03 ml Squeeze Flush Device, Macrodrip (Pole Mount), REF: 01C-42640-06, Sterile EO
Product code
DRS Transducer, Blood-Pressure, Extravascular
Reason for recall
Reports of pressure tubing separation between the sampling port and the high pressure tubing on certain lots of extravascular blood pressure transducers, which could lead to delay in therapy, and in rare circumstances, pressure tubing separations could lead to blood loss, air embolism, or contamination of the fluid path.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Process design
Action
On 11/27/18, Urgent Medical Device Recall notices were sent via traceable mailing to customers informing them to discontinue use and distribution of the affected product. In addition, customers were asked to quarantine and return affected product, and to complete and return response forms. Customers were instructed to inform all potential users of the product within their organization, and if the product had been further distributed, to immediately notify these additional customers. Customers with additional questions were encouraged to call: Global Complaint Management @ 1-844-654-7780 ([email protected]), Medical Information @ 1-800-241-4002 option 6 ([email protected]), or Customer Care @ 1-949-366-4208.
Quantity in commerce
5000
Distribution
U.S.: CA, TX, WI, NY, NC, GA, PA, and NY. Foreign: Canada
Product codes and lots
Lot/UDI:  3514084/ (01)0 0840619 03747 5 (17) 201001 (30) 01 (10) 3514084; 3550279/ (01)0 0840619 03747 5 (17) 201001 (30) 01 (10) 3550279

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1070-2019
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-1070-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1071-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-1072-2019Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated