The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1347-2017·Announced 2017-03-08

Medtronic Disposable Gloves Recalled for Potential Sterility Compromise

Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES in custom Aligned Medical Solutions kits are recalled because splits or holes may 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 involves a medical device where a defect (splits/holes) compromises sterility, creating a risk of harm (infection) even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text. This aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES. These gloves were distributed as part of custom Aligned Medical Solutions (AMS) kits.

The recall was initiated because the gloves may contain splits or holes that could compromise sterility. This defect poses a risk of infection or other adverse health consequences if the gloves are used in a clinical setting where sterility is required.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific gloves should stop using them immediately and contact the manufacturer or supplier for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Nasal Pack, part number PSS2186
Affected units
16

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)

  • Lot number and expiration date 98651
  • 5/30/2017

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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