The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1031-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Cardinal Health Recalls Surgical Gowns Due to Unknown Contamination Levels

Cardinal Health is recalling AAMI 3 non-reinforced surgical gowns because they contain unknown levels of bioburden, microbiological flora, and particulate contamination.

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 (surgical gowns) with unknown contamination levels where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Cardinal Health is recalling AAMI 3 non-reinforced surgical gowns (Item Code 95995) in 3XL XLONG sizes. The recall involves 7,659,634 total units. The gowns are 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 was initiated because the gowns contain an unknown level of bioburden, unknown microbiological flora, and unknown particulate contamination. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall. Specific lot numbers are identified by formats including XXXXJXXX for single-sterile lots and XXXYRPQ for bulk non-sterile lots, with affected production dates ranging from September 2018 through 2019.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected gowns and contact Cardinal Health for instructions on return or replacement. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with the use of these products.

The recalled product

Product
AAMI 3 NON-REINF SURG GWN 3XL XLONG, Gown. Item Code 95995
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 →