The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1765-2025·Announced 2025-05-21

Centurion Sterile Weitlaner Retractor Recalled Due to Sterile Packaging Puncture Risk

Medline Industries recalls 2,100 units of Centurion Sterile Weitlaner Retractors due to potential punctures in sterile packaging that could compromise device sterility. Check lot numbers against the FDA list.

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 recalled product is a risk-of-harm item (surgical instrument requiring guaranteed sterility) where injury has not yet been reported. The hazard is theoretical—potential for packaging puncture—with no documented illnesses or injuries.

Plain-English summary

Medline Industries, LP has recalled 2,100 units of Centurion Sterile Weitlaner Retractors (Reorder: 67315), distributed nationwide in the United States. The recalled lot numbers are: 2020092801, 2020100601, 2021022601, 2021032301, 2021042301, 2021060101, 2021062101, 2021090790, 2022021190, 2022032390, 2022040690, 2022061690, 2022072690, 2022091490, 2023020990, 2023100590, 2023120790, 2024012990, 2024022290, 2024040590, 2024070290, 2024080190, 2024092790, and 2025011490.

The sterile packaging of the affected retractors has the potential to puncture. When sterile packaging is punctured, the device may no longer maintain its guaranteed sterility and could become contaminated.

Healthcare facilities and healthcare providers who have received units from these lot numbers can contact Medline Industries for further information and instructions regarding this recall.

The recalled product

Product
Centurion Sterile Weitlaner Retractor, Reorder: 67315
Manufacturer
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Hazard
  • packaging-puncture
  • contamination-risk

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 (20)

  • UDI/DI 10653160379867 (each) 00653160379860 (case)
  • Lot Numbers: 2020092801
  • 2020100601
  • 2021022601
  • 2021032301
  • 2021042301
  • 2021060101
  • 2021062101
  • 2021090790
  • 2022021190
  • 2022032390
  • 2022040690
  • 2022061690
  • 2022072690
  • 2022091490
  • 2023020990
  • 2023100590
  • 2023120790
  • 2024012990
  • 2024022290

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.