CLASS II Device recall · Reported 28 Apr 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Medex Pressure Injector Line w/Rot (1200psi) NS recalled
Smiths Medical ASD is recalling Medex Pressure Injector Line w/Rot (1200psi) NS, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 31 Mar 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1481-2021
- FDA event ID
- 87647
- Recalling firm
- Smiths Medical ASD, Minneapolis, MN
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 31 Mar 2021
- FDA classified
- 21 Apr 2021
- Reported
- 28 Apr 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 21 Apr 2021 | Classified by FDA | +21 days |
| 28 Apr 2021 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Specific lots of Medex High Pressure Adaptors, Rotators, Manifolds, Stopcocks and Tubing and Medex LogiCal Kits may have been manufactured with insufficient or incomplete welds. These are components for various cardiac kits including pressure monitoring devices and interventional imaging devices.
Product as listed by the FDA
Medex 10 IN Pressure Injector Line w/Rot (1200psi) NS. REF B1681R, component of extravascular blood-pressure Transducer.
Where it was distributed
Distribution US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Austria, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Mexico, Slovenia, Brazil, South Africa, Colombia, and Japan.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Specific lots of Medex High Pressure Adaptors, Rotators, Manifolds, Stopcocks and Tubing and Medex LogiCal Kits may have been manufactured with insufficient or incomplete welds. These are components for various cardiac kits including pressure monitoring devices and interventional imaging devices.
Which lots are affected?
Lot Number 3946994
Where was it sold?
Distribution US nationwide including Puerto Rico, Austria, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Mexico, Slovenia, Brazil, South Africa, Colombia, and Japan.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
11 other products · FDA event 87647This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Tubing with male luer lock adapter (Component) recalled.
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