The Recall Desk
LowFDA (Devices)·Z-2719-2016·Announced 2016-09-14

ReliaMed Silver Alginate Dressing Recalled for Missing Instructions

Advanced Medical Solutions is recalling ReliaMed Silver Alginate dressings because some cartons are missing the required Instructions For Use leaflet.

What this means for you

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is for a documentation/packaging issue (missing IFU leaflet) with no reported injuries or illnesses, fitting the 'Low' severity criteria for packaging-only problems.

Plain-English summary

Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd. is recalling 47,569 cartons of ReliaMed Silver Alginate/CMC dressings. The recall was initiated after the company's sole customer discovered during a warehouse review that some cartons were missing the required Instructions For Use (IFU) leaflet.

The affected products are distributed in Ohio. The recall covers specific lot numbers identified by the manufacturer. The issue is a packaging defect where the IFU leaflet, which is required to be included in each carton, was misplaced or omitted.

Consumers and healthcare facilities should check their inventory for the affected lot numbers. If the IFU leaflet is missing from a carton, the product should be returned to the supplier or the manufacturer for replacement or credit. No adverse health consequences are expected from the missing documentation, but the instructions are necessary for proper use of the medical device.

The recalled product

Product
ReliaMed¿ Silver Alginate/CMC. Each dressing is packed in a pouch (primary packaging), each pouch is packed in a carton (secondary packaging) holding multiple (depending on stock keeping unit) pouches and each carton contains one (1) Instructions For Use (IFU) leaflet.
Affected units
47,569

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd. 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 2 products in this recall →