Medtronic Disposable Gloves Recalled for Potential Sterility Compromise
Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES are being recalled because splits or holes may compromise sterility in custom surgical kits.
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 gloves) 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 was initiated because the gloves may contain splits or holes that could compromise sterility.
The affected products are custom convenience kits used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. The recall involves 1,470 kits with specific lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from November 2015 to September 2017. These kits were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.
Hospitals and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected gloves and kits immediately. Users should contact Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. for further instructions on how to return or dispose of the recalled products.
The recalled product
- Product
- Custom Pack - with Introducer Kit, Kit number TVS4011NI(K and TVS4011NI(L convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
- Manufacturer
- Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Gloves
- Affected units
- 1,470
Distribution
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.
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