The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1342-2017·Announced 2017-03-08

Windstone Medical Minor Procedure Packs Recalled for Sterility Compromise

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 365 Minor Procedure Packs because the included Medtronic gloves may contain splits or holes that compromise sterility.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (sterility compromise) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 365 units of the Minor Procedure Pack, part number AMS4799. These kits were distributed across 27 states, including Arizona, California, and Texas.

The recall was initiated because the Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES included in the custom Aligned Medical Solutions (AMS) kits may contain splits or holes. These defects can compromise the sterility of the medical devices.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using these specific kits immediately. Affected lots include 100253, 88213, 88671, 88876, 89097, 89205, 94555, 94588, 95305, 96331, 97150, and 98711. Users should contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on returning the product.

The recalled product

Product
Minor Procedure Pack, part number AMS4799
Affected units
365

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 (13)

  • Lot number and expiration date 100253
  • 3/31/2018 88213
  • 4/30/2017 88671
  • 4/13/2017 88876
  • 4/22/2017 89097
  • 4/30/2017 89205
  • 4/15/2017 94555
  • 3/31/2017 94588
  • 3/31/2017 95305
  • 3/31/2017 96331
  • 10/26/2017 97150
  • 11/30/2017 98711
  • 11/30/2017

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 124 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 124 products in this recall →

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