The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1372-2017·Announced 2017-03-08

Windstone Medical Packaging Recalls Surgical Packs Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 88 surgical packs because the gloves inside may have splits or holes that compromise sterility.

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 is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves compromised sterility in surgical packs, which poses a risk of infection, but the source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 88 units of Surgical Pack, part number PSS3540(A. The recall is due to a defect where the Medtronic COVER LIGHT HANDLE DISPOSABLE GLOVES included in the custom Aligned Medical Solutions (AMS) kits may contain splits or holes. These defects could compromise the sterility of the surgical pack.

The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The specific lot numbers and expiration dates for the recalled items are 84577 (8/18/2018), 88021 (12/1/2018), 95560 (1/18/2019), and 95673 (1/27/2019).

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using these surgical packs immediately. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a reasonable probability that use of the product could cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
Surgical Pack, part number PSS3540(A
Manufacturer
Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.
Category
Medical Device — Surgical Supplies
Hazard
Affected units
88

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 (5)

  • Lot number and expiration date 84577
  • 8/18/2018 88021
  • 12/1/2018 95560
  • 1/18/2019 95673
  • 1/27/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 26 states:

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.

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