The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0276-2017·Announced 2016-10-26

Windstone Medical Recalls Total Joint Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 58 Total Joint Packs because the disposable gloves inside 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 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 58 units of the Total Joint Pack, Kit numbers 006358-5 and 006358-6. 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 kits 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 May 2014 to August 2016.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities should stop using these specific kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on how to return or dispose of the affected products.

The recalled product

Product
Total Joint Pack, Kit number 006358-5 and 006358-6 convenience custom kits used for general surgery in hospital operating room
Affected units
58

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 →