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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published January 3, 2019

ICU Medical ChemoLock Vial Spike Recall: Burr Particulate Risk

ICU Medical recalls ChemoLock Vial Spikes (REF CL-80S) due to potential burr particulate in one lot. Affected units may pose a risk of contamination during drug transfers.

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Recalling firmICU Medical, Inc.951 Calle Amanecer · San Clemente, CA 92673-6212
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ICU Medical is recalling ChemoLock Vial Spikes (REF CL- 80S) because one lot may contain burr particulate. This could lead to contamination during drug transfers, potentially causing harm to patients. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/69191-icu-medical-chemolock-vial-spike-recall-burr-particulate-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/69191-icu-medical-chemolock-vial-spike-recall-burr-particulate-risk · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0805-2019

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“ICU Medical ChemoLock Vial Spike Recall: Burr Particulate Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69191-icu-medical-chemolock-vial-spike-recall-burr-particulate-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0805-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0805-2019%22&limit=1).

ICU Medical, Inc. voluntarily recalled icumedical ChemoLock Vial Spike, 20mm (REF CL-80S) due to a potential for burr particulate in one lot, the FDA said on Jan. 3, 2019. The recall involves 2,050 units distributed in the U.S. and internationally.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: ICU Medical
  • Product: icumedical ChemoLock Vial Spike, 20mm
  • REF: CL-80S
  • Lot Number: 3757712
  • Quantity: 2,050 units

The hazard

The ChemoLock Closed System Drug Transfer Device prevents the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system and the escape of drug or vapor concentrations outside the system. The hazard is a potential for one lot to contain burr particulate.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show ICU Medical, Inc. has 60 other recalls on record since June 15, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include ICU Medical CADD Yellow Medication Cassette Reservoir Recall (Aug. 20, 2026), Arrow CVC Kits Recall (April 21, 2026), and Medline Blood Culture Kit Recall (Dec. 24, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product name 'ChemoLock Vial Spike', model REF CL-80S, and lot number 3757712. This recall applies to one specific lot of the product.

  • Brand
    ICU Medical
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Lot Number

    Look for the lot number 3757712 on the ChemoLock Vial Spike packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 7 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US Distribution to states of: OH, FL, IA, CA, PA, IL, VA; and internationally to: AUSTRIA, CHINA (TAIWAN), IRELAND, ITALY and SINGAPORE.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5.4 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 3, 201912. FDA classified it Class I: Feb 22, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 6, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: May 29, 2024420192024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0805-2019 (January 3, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0805-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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