The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0171-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls D&C/GYN/Hysteroscopy Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 56 D&C/GYN/Hysteroscopy Packs because the included Medtronic gloves 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 medical device where a defect (glove splits/holes) compromises sterility, creating a risk of harm (infection) even though no injuries have been reported. This aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 56 units of the D&C/GYN/Hysteroscopy Pack, Kit number PSS3341. These are convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. The recall is due to a defect in the Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES, Part # 13140, which are included in the custom AMS kit.

The gloves may contain splits or holes that compromise sterility. The affected lots are 69510 (expiration 9/4/2014), 74078 (expiration 12/12/2015), and 74315 (expiration 12/25/2015). The products were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.

Healthcare facilities should stop using these kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on return or disposal. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
D&C/GYN/Hysteroscopy Pack, Kit number PSS3341 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
56

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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