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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published December 2, 2020

ICU Medical Recalls Smallbore IV Set Due to Incorrect Filter Assembly

ICU Medical recalls 60" smallbore IV sets with incorrect 1.2 micron filter assembly. This could lead to improper fluid filtration during medical use. Affected units have model MC330174 and lot number 4799374.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0956-2021Medical deviceICU Medical ›
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Recalling firmICU Medical, Inc.951 Calle Amanecer · San Clemente, CA 92673-6212
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What happened, in plain English

ICU Medical is recalling a specific smallbore IV set that has an incorrect filter assembly. This could cause improper fluid filtration during medical procedures, potentially leading to health risks for patients. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63727-icu-medical-recalls-smallbore-iv-set-due-to-incorrect-filter.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63727-icu-medical-recalls-smallbore-iv-set-due-to-incorrect-filter · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0956-2021

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“ICU Medical Recalls Smallbore IV Set Due to Incorrect Filter Assembly.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63727-icu-medical-recalls-smallbore-iv-set-due-to-incorrect-filter. Based on FDA recall #Z-0956-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0956-2021%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The filter assembly in the IV set is incorrect, which could lead to improper filtration of fluids. This might cause contaminants to enter the patient's bloodstream during intravenous administration.

Who’s affected

Healthcare professionals using the IV set for patient care are most at risk. Patients receiving treatment with this specific model may be affected if the filter assembly is incorrect.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number MC330174 on the product label. The lot number 4799374 is associated with this recall. This product was sold with a specific size (60 inches) and filter specifications.

  • Brand
    ICU Medical
  • Product
    60" (152 cm) Appx 1.9 ml, Smallbore Ext Set w/MicroClave¿ Clear, 1.2 Micron Filter, 2 Clamps, Luer Lock REF MC330174
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, LA, MA, MN, NC, NJ, NY, TN, TX, VA, WA and WV. The country of Belgium.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-0955-202160 IN (152cm) APPX 1.5 ml, PUR YELLOW SMALLBORE SET, FILTER REF B2209 - Product Usage: 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 catheter (which is inserted into a vein).; Model List Number: B2209 UDI: (01)10887709085439(17)250401(30)50(10)4794177 Lot Number: 4794177
Z-0956-202160" (152 cm) Appx 1.9 ml, Smallbore Ext Set w/MicroClave¿ Clear, 1.2 Micron Filter, 2 Clamps, Luer Lock REF MC330174 - Product Usage: 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 catheter (which is inserted into a vein).; Model List Number: MC330174 UDI: (01)10887709079974(17)250401(30)50(10)4799374 Lot Number: 4799374
Z-0957-20217 IN (18cm) APPX 0.43ml, SMALLBORE SET, MicroCLAVE, FILTER SetSource - Product Usage: 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 catheter (which is inserted into a vein).; Model List Number: Z3532 UDI: (01)10887709033174(17)250401(30)50(10)4795091 Lot Number: 4795091
Z-0958-2021154 cm (61 IN) APPX 1.5ml, PUR YELLOW EXT, 1.2 MICRON FILTER - Product Usage: 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 catheter (which is inserted into a vein).; Distributed O.U.S. only Model List Number: 011-H3182 UDI: (01)1084061905261(17)250401(30)50(10)4806428 Lot Number: 4806428
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for the model number MC330174 and lot number 4799374 on the product label.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 18 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: named in the noticeWAIdaho: named in the noticeIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: named in the noticeMNIllinois: named in the noticeILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: named in the noticeNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: named in the noticeMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: nationwideOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: named in the noticeCTCalifornia: named in the noticeCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: named in the noticeCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: named in the noticeWVVirginia: named in the noticeVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: named in the noticeAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: named in the noticeTNNorth Carolina: named in the noticeNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: named in the noticeLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: named in the noticeTXFlorida: named in the noticeFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, LA, MA, MN, NC, NJ, NY, TN, TX, VA, WA and WV. The country of Belgium.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.6 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Dec 2, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Feb 5, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Feb 17, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 30, 2023420202023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0956-2021 (December 2, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0956-2021 to see it in context.
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