The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0254-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls Ortho Minor Packs Due to Sterility Compromise

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 160 Ortho Minor 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 (sterile surgical kits) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical risk without confirmed illness.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 160 Ortho Minor Packs, Kit number AMS3710. 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 lots have the following expiration dates: 2/28/2017, 7/14/2017, 9/30/2017, 11/5/2017, 1/3/2018, and 1/25/2018. The products were distributed nationwide to California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming.

Healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on return or disposal. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Ortho Minor Pack, Kit number AMS3710 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
160

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 →