Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Devices)·Z-1672-2017·Announced 2017-04-05

Recall of Regard Sterile Custom Procedure Trays Due to Glove Splitting

Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC is recalling 212 Regard sterile custom procedure trays because a light glove component can split, breaking the sterile field.

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 defect that breaks the sterile field, posing a risk of harm (contamination/infection) even though no specific injuries are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Resource Optimization & Innovation LLC is recalling 212 kits of Regard sterile custom procedure trays (Item Number: 800430005, LD0499E - C Section Pk - Cabrini). The affected lots have expiration dates of August 23, 2018, October 20, 2018, and November 29, 2018. The product was distributed in the United States to locations in California and Texas.

The recall was initiated because the trays contain a light glove component that can split during application to a light handle. This defect can break the sterile field, which is a critical safety requirement for medical procedures.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific procedure trays should stop using them immediately. The manufacturer has recalled the product to prevent the risk of contamination associated with a broken sterile field.

The recalled product

Product: Regard, Item Number: 800430005, Sterile, LD0499E - C Section Pk - Cabrini
Manufacturer: Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc
Category: Medical Device — Surgical Trays
Hazard: sterile-field-breach
contamination
Affected units: 212

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 (3)

037619E Exp Date 2018-08-23
038962E Exp Date 2018-10-20
039792E Exp Date 2018-11-29

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 135 recalled by Resource Optimization & Innovation Llc 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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