FDA (Devices) recall action 95127
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A non-sterile Mastisol component, which was not labeled as being sterile or non-sterile, was placed in the non-sterile portion of certain sterile convenience kits and distributed. In the event that the user assumes sterility during its use, there is an increased risk of patient infection.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
Medline Industries recalls Anesthesia Turnover Kit Pack Number DYNJAA0377 due to a non-sterile Mastisol component placed in the sterile kit without proper labeling. This poses an infection risk if users assume the component is sterile.
Medline Industries recalled anesthesia kits containing an unlabeled non-sterile Mastisol component that could be mistakenly assumed sterile during use, creating infection risk. The recall affects 315 units distributed in Texas, Illinois, and California.
A non-sterile Mastisol component was included in certain sterile craniotomy packs without proper labeling. If users assume the component is sterile, it could increase infection risk during surgery.
Medline's KIT PEDI CRANI LAMI sterile kits contain a non-sterile Mastisol component not labeled as such, raising infection risk. 485 units were distributed in Texas, Illinois, and California.