Ikaria Inc. Recalls Drug Delivery System

ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of Ikaria INOmax DS Drug Delivery System. Erratic nitric oxide (NO) monitoring readings were being caused by fretting corrosion at the electrical contact interface of certain metals. Adverse consequences may include inadequate oxygen reaching the tissues in the body (hypoxia), low blood pressure (hypotension), slower than normal heart rate (bradycardia), cardiac arrest, organ damage, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), neurological deficits, or death.