The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0198-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls General Surgery Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 168 General Surgery Packs because the included Medtronic gloves 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 involves a risk-of-harm product (compromised sterility in surgical gloves) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 168 General Surgery Packs, Kit number PSS1380(A. These convenience custom kits are 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 products were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. The recall covers specific lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from February 2015 to January 2018.

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
General Surgery Pack, Kit number PSS1380(A convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
168

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 →