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SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0185-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Packaging Recalls Extremity Tray Kits Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 816 Extremity Tray kits because the included Medtronic gloves may have splits or holes that compromise sterility.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the defect (sterility compromise in surgical gloves) poses a significant risk of serious injury or infection during surgery, fitting the 'Severe' criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk medical device defects.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 816 units of the Extremity Tray, Kit number AMS1200(B and AMS1200(C. 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 FDA identified that the gloves may contain splits or holes, which compromises the sterility of the kit. This defect poses a risk of infection or other complications during surgical procedures. The affected 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 kits immediately. The recall covers specific lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from March 2015 to September 2017. Facilities should check their inventory against the provided lot numbers and expiration dates to identify affected units.

The recalled product

Product
Extremity Tray, Kit number AMS1200(B and AMS1200(C convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
816

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 →