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Device recall: ICU Medical 14" (36 cm) Appx 3.6 ml, Bifuse Transfer Set w/Rotating Luer, REF: 14237-28 The Intravascular Administration
ICU Medical, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) initiated this device recall on 20 Aug 2018; FDA lists 1 product record under event 80946, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 92% of the 1,074 device enforcement events initiated in 2018 carry the same class.
Status: Completed. 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., San Clemente, CA.
Reason for recall
"Design change implemented changing the device from a blood set with a filter to a transfer set without a filter. Both devices had the same listing number. Customers may not be aware of the product design change and use the transfer set as a blood transfusion set without realizing a blood filter is not included."
Distribution
"U.S. Distribution in states of: NY, AL, CA, MS, PA, GA, MI, NC, WI, IL, WA, UT and FL."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0069-2019 | ICU Medical 14" (36 cm) Appx 3.6 ml, Bifuse Transfer Set w/Rotating Luer, REF: 14237-28 The Intravascular Administration Set is a single use, sterile, non-pyrogenic device which provides access for the administration of fluids from a container to a patient s vascular system through the administration set s needle or… | 2361 Units | Class II | Completed | 10 Oct 2018 |
Context
Other enforcement events for ICU Medical, Inc.
All 75 events for ICU Medical, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Design change implemented changing the device from a blood set with a filter to a transfer set without a filter. Both devices had the same listing number. Customers may not be aware of the product design change and use the transfer set as a blood transfusion set without realizing a blood filter is not included."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "U.S. Distribution in states of: NY, AL, CA, MS, PA, GA, MI, NC, WI, IL, WA, UT and FL."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Completed. "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 device 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.