The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0168-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls Custom Venous Kits Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 1,584 Custom Venous Kits because the Medtronic gloves included in the kits may contain splits or holes 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 is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves compromised sterility in a surgical setting, which poses a risk of harm even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 1,584 units of the Custom Venous Kit, TVS4024(C). These are convenience custom kits 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 May 13, 2015, to August 22, 2017.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for further instructions. Consumers are not expected to have these products in their homes, as they are intended for professional medical use.

The recalled product

Product
Custom Venous Kit, TVS4024(C convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
1,584

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 →