The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0157-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Brow Pack Kits Recalled for Sterility Compromise

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling Brow Pack kits because they may contain defective gloves that compromise sterility.

What this means for you

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 kits) where the defect compromises sterility, but no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 288 Brow Pack, Kit units (part numbers PSS1785(A, PSS1785(B, and PSS1785(C). These convenience custom kits are used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. The recall was initiated because the Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES (Part # 13140) included in the custom AMS kit may contain splits or holes that compromise sterility.

The affected kits were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. The recall covers specific lot numbers with expiration dates ranging from July 15, 2015, to March 19, 2018.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities should stop using these kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on returning or disposing of the affected products.

The recalled product

Product
Brow Pack, Kit part number PSS1785(A, PSS1785(B, and PSS1785(C. convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
288

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 →