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SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-1023-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Cardinal Health Recalls ROYALSILK Gowns Due to Unknown Contamination

Cardinal Health is recalling ROYALSILK 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 FDA classified this as a Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls with potential for serious injury or hospitalization (implied by unknown bioburden/microbiological flora in medical devices) are rated Severe (4).

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health is recalling ROYALSILK 2XLARGE gowns (Item Code 9578) because the products contain an unknown level of bioburden, unknown microbiological flora, and unknown particulate contamination. The recall involves 7,659,634 total units.

The affected gowns were distributed worldwide, including the United States (nationwide, Puerto Rico, and Guam), United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Israel, Mexico, Oman, Panama, Philippines, and Saudi Arabia. The recall covers specific lot numbers manufactured in 2018 and 2019, with facility code J.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected gowns and contact Cardinal Health for further instructions. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
ROYALSILK 2XLARGE, Gown. Item Code 9578
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 →