The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0219-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls Laparoscopic Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 1,290 laparoscopic kits because the disposable gloves included may have 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 (sterile surgical kit) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for potential sterility compromise.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 1,290 units of Laparoscopic Pack, Kit number AMS2499. 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 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 and expiration dates ranging from November 2015 to January 2018.

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 hospital operating room use.

The recalled product

Product
Laparoscopic Pack, Kit number AMS2499 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
1,290

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 →