The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1020-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Cardinal Health Recalls Surgical Gowns Due to Unknown Contamination Levels

Cardinal Health is recalling specific surgical gowns because they contain unknown levels of bioburden, microbiological flora, and particulate contamination.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a medical device with unknown contamination levels, which poses a significant risk of infection or injury to patients, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health is recalling AAMI 3 Non-Radiopaque Surgical Gowns (Item Code 9575ELNA) due to the presence of an unknown level of bioburden, unknown microbiological flora, and unknown particulate contamination. The recall affects 7,659,634 total units.

The affected products were distributed worldwide, including the United States (nationwide, Puerto Rico, and Guam), the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Israel, Mexico, Oman, Panama, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia. Specific lot numbers are identified by the facility code letter 'J' and production dates from 2018 or 2019.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected gowns and contact Cardinal Health for further instructions or a replacement.

The recalled product

Product
AAMI 3 NONRNF SURG GWN 2XL XLNG BNS, Item Code 9575ELNA
Manufacturer
Cardinal Health
Affected units
7,659,634

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (2)

  • 244 or greater is affected OR " " If made in 2019
  • any value is affected

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 2 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 39 recalled by Cardinal Health 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 39 products in this recall →