The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0149-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Medtronic Disposable Gloves Recalled for Potential Sterility Compromise

Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES are being recalled because they may contain 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 medical device) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential sterility compromise.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES, Part # 13140, which are included in custom AMS kits. The recall is due to the possibility that the gloves may contain splits or holes, which could compromise their sterility.

These gloves are part of Basic Tray, Kit part numbers AMS1199(A and PSS1559(A, which are convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. A total of 1,599 kits were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice. If the affected gloves are found, they should be removed from use and returned to the manufacturer or disposed of according to facility protocols.

The recalled product

Product
Basic Tray, Kit part numbers AMS1199(A and PSS1559(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
1,599

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 12 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 150 recalled by Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. 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 150 products in this recall →

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