Kimberly-Clark Recalls MicroCool Surgical Gowns Due to Fabric Defects
Kimberly-Clark is recalling specific lots of MicroCool surgical gowns because they pill, lint, or allow blood to pass through.
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 where the failure of the barrier function (blood strikethrough) poses a risk of harm to patients and healthcare workers, but no injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is recalling specific lots of MicroCool Breathable Impervious Gown with Secure Fit Surgical, sizes Large and X-Large, made in Honduras. These sterile, single-use surgical gowns are intended to be worn by healthcare professionals to help protect patients and workers from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate matter.
The recall was initiated after complaints were received regarding the gowns pilling or balling, linting, and abrading. Additionally, reports indicated that blood could strike through the material and that fibers were falling off the gowns.
The affected products were distributed nationwide, including in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The recall includes Product Code 92354 (Secure-Fit Large) and Product Code 92355 (Secure Fit X-Large). Specific lot numbers and ranges are detailed in the agency's structured data, including Lot #AH9141, Lot #AH9143, and expanded ranges such as AH9072xxx to AH9175xxx.
The recalled product
- Product
- MicroCool Breathable Impervious Gown with Secure Fit Surgical, (Large and X-Large), Made in Honduras. The Kimberly Clark Micro COOL Surgical Gowns are sterile single use surgical apparel intended to be worn by heathcare professionals to help protect the patient and the healthc
- Manufacturer
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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 (6)
- Product Code: 92354 (Secure-Fit Large)
- Lot #AH9141 and Product Code: 92355 (Secure Fit X-Large)
- Lot number range AH9072xxx to AH9175xxx
- Product number: 92355 (X-Large)
- Lot number: AH9141 and Product number: 92358 (XX-Large)
- Lot number: AH9173.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Kimberly-Clark Corporation 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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