The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0054-2016·Announced 2015-10-14

Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC Recalls Sterile C-Section Surgical Kits

Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC is recalling 144 sterile C-section surgical kits because equipment glove components may have splits or holes that compromise sterility.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (sterile surgical kit) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential compromise of sterility.

Plain-English summary

Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC is recalling 144 sterile C-section surgical kits (Item Number: 800535, LD0620). The kits contain surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical procedure. The recall affects lot numbers 16468, 19367, and 21015.

The recall was initiated because the kits contain an equipment glove component which may contain splits or holes, potentially compromising the sterility of the device. Distribution was made to facilities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

Healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact the manufacturer for instructions on return or replacement. Consumers are not expected to have these products in their homes, as they are intended for professional surgical use.

The recalled product

Product
regard Item Number: 800535, Sterile, LD0620 - C Section - surgical kit containing cover light handle soft, RX. The responsible firm on the label is ROi, LLC, St. Louis, MO. Custom procedure tray contains surgical instruments and accessories intended for use during a surgical…
Affected units
144

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Lot numbers (3)

  • Lot numbers 16468
  • 19367
  • and 21015.

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 77 recalled by Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 77 products in this recall →

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