The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1783-2017·Announced 2017-04-19

Windstone Medical Packaging Recalls Cataract Kits Due to Sterility Concerns

Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling 4,065 cataract kits because the sterile packaging of the included eye pads may be compromised.

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 involves a medical device with a potential sterility compromise, which poses a risk of harm (infection) even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. is recalling 4,065 units of Cataract Kits, part numbers CAT1467AM and CAT1538(B. The recall is due to the potential for the sterile packaging of the Medtronic Covidien Curity Eye Pad included in the kits to be compromised.

The affected kits were distributed nationwide, including in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Specific lot numbers are listed in the agency's recall record.

Healthcare providers should stop using the affected kits and contact Windstone Medical Packaging for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.

The recalled product

Product
Cataract Kit, part numbers CAT1467AM and CAT1538(B. Product packaged in a convenient manner for use in a general clinical procedure
Affected units
4,065

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 18 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 18 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 18 products in this recall →