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Drug recall: LACTATED RINGER'S Injection, USP, 500 mL flexible container, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 0409-795
ICU Medical Inc (Lake Forest, IL) initiated this drug recall on 25 Oct 2019; FDA lists 2 product records under event 84144, classified Class I.
FDA defines Class I as a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. 10% of the 362 drug enforcement events initiated in 2019 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 20 Jan 2022. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. ICU Medical Inc has 75 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 2 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
ICU Medical Inc, Lake Forest, IL.
Reason for recall
"Presence of Particulate Matter."
Distribution
"Nationwide in the USA."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0349-2020 | LACTATED RINGER'S Injection, USP, 500 mL flexible container, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 0409-7953-03 | 389,808 bags | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
| D-0350-2020 | 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE INJECTION, USP, 250 mL VisIV Container, Rx Only, Hospira, Inc. Lake Forest, IL 60045. NDC 0409-7983-25 | 58,464 bags | Class I | Terminated | 13 Nov 2019 |
Context
Other enforcement events for ICU Medical Inc
All 75 events for ICU Medical Inc
Questions and answers
Why was this drug recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Presence of Particulate Matter."
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide in the USA."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 20 Jan 2022. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.