Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Devices)·Z-0228-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls Lower Extremity Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 582 Lower Extremity Packs because the included Medtronic gloves may contain 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) during surgery. No specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text, fitting 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 582 units of the Lower Extremity Pack, identified by kit numbers AMS1375(A, AMS2540, AMS2540(A, and AMS4669. These are convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. The recall is limited to specific lot numbers and expiration dates ranging from March 2014 to October 2016.

The recall was initiated because the Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES, Part # 13140, included in the custom AMS kit may contain splits or holes. These defects could compromise the sterility of the gloves, posing a risk to patients during surgical procedures.

The affected kits were distributed nationwide to hospitals in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. Healthcare facilities should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers and expiration dates listed in the recall notice and stop using the affected kits immediately.

The recalled product

Product: Lower Extremity Pack, Kit number AMS1375(A, AMS2540, AMS2540(A, and AMS4669. convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Manufacturer: Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Category: Medical Device — Surgical Kits
Hazard: sterility-compromise
infection-risk
Affected units: 582

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.

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