Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. is recalling over 1.1 million Medex TranStar Disposable Pressure Transducers and monitoring kits because of a manufacturing defect in the device's chip or a potential internal leak. These medical devices are used to monitor blood pressure or intracranial pressure in patients. The defect can cause the device to show inaccurate pressure readings, stop monitoring entirely, or fail to reset (zero) properly, which could lead to incorrect clinical decisions.
A leak or chip defect in the transducer can lead to false high or low pressure readings; for instance, an inaccurate reading could delay necessary treatment for dangerous changes in blood pressure or brain pressure, potentially causing serious harm. While the recall is ongoing, no specific incident or injury counts were provided in the initial data.
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