The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0190-2023·Announced 2022-11-16

Cardinal Health Insulated Gel Pack Reusable Medium Contraindicated for Infant Use

Cardinal Health recalls approximately 649,213 insulated gel packs due to contraindication for infants and neonates. Labeling will be revised with a caution statement.

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: This product poses a risk of thermal injury to infants and neonates. While no injuries have been reported, the contraindication for a vulnerable population combined with the product's thermal characteristics meets the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health 200, LLC is recalling approximately 649,213 units of the INSULATED GEL PACK REUSABLE, MEDIUM (Cat. 80304A) distributed nationwide and in Canada.

The recalled product should not be used on infants or neonates. The current labeling does not adequately convey this contraindication. The manufacturer is revising the product labeling to include a caution statement: "Not for use on Infants/Neonates."

The recalled product

Product
Cardinal Health INSULATED GEL PACK REUSABLE, MEDIUM, Cat. 80304A
Manufacturer
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
Hazard
  • thermal-injury
  • neonatal-contraindication

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.