Device recall: High Pressure Stopcock (3-Way, Luer Lock, Off). Product Usage: For IV.
Class II FDA enforcement event 62538. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
The firm initiated the recall due to a molding defect in a high pressure stopcock where a small percentage of the side ports could become totally occluded.
Class II, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote
ICU Medical, Inc. started this device recall on 17 Apr 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in San Clemente, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 62538 has 4 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 8 Aug 2012. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 Aug 2012.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide distribution
Recalling firm
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
4 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2128-2012 | High Pressure Stopcock (3-Way, Luer Lock, Off). Product Usage: For IV. | 4625 | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
| Z-2129-2012 | Cardiac Catheterization Waste Management System w/1000mL Waste Bag, 2 Fluid Admin Sets Product Usage: For waste managment. | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
| Z-2130-2012 | 94" (239cm) 20 Drop Admin Set w/High Pressure 4-Way (300 psi) Stopcock, Rotating Luer, Non-DEHP Tubing | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
| Z-2131-2012 | Flush Kit w 3 Way Off Stopcock Product Usage: Flush Kit | N/A | Class II | Terminated | 8 Aug 2012 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2012
- 823
- Share of these events in Class II
- 88%
- Product records in this event
- 4Median of the firm: 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 75
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2128-2012The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 62538. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/62538/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide distribution
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 62538?
- The event has 4 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
4625
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2012 have the same class?
- 88% of the 823 device events that started in 2012 are in Class II.