The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0258-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Percutaneous Entry Kits Recalled for Sterility Compromise

Windstone Medical is recalling Percutaneous Entry Kits because the included Medtronic gloves 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 medical device where sterility is compromised, posing a risk of infection. This fits 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 1,160 units of Percutaneous Entry Kits, specifically kit numbers TVS4022(C and TVS4022(D. These are convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating rooms. 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 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 with expiration dates ranging from January 31, 2015, to November 27, 2017.

Healthcare facilities should stop using the affected kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. for instructions on returning the product. Consumers are not directly affected as these products are used in hospital settings.

The recalled product

Product
Percutaneous Entry Kit, Kit number TVS4022(C and TVS4022(D convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
1,160

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 →