The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2977-2018·Announced 2018-09-12

Medline Recalls Sterile PICC Trays Due to Non-Sterile Component

Medline Industries is recalling sterile PICC trays because a non-sterile component was attached to the outside of the packaging, posing a potential infection risk.

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 risk-of-harm product (infection risk) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Medline Industries, Inc. is recalling 144 sterile PICC trays (Item number DYNJ49177C) due to a packaging error. The affected lots are 16HB4700, 16UB5076, and 17MB6837. The product was distributed in California and New Mexico.

The recall was initiated because multiple surgical packs were assembled with a non-sterile CHG disk labeled as "BIOPATCH" attached to the outside of the sterile pack. This error may pose a potential risk of infection. The kits have been in distribution since March 2016.

According to the source, many of these kits have been used with no reported infections or adverse patient events. The BIOPATCH component is impregnated with CHG, a well-known antiseptic agent with broad-spectrum anti-microbial and antifungal activity. The agency classifies this as a Class II recall.

The recalled product

Product
PICC Tray, STERILE, 12 packs each per case.
Affected units
144

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)

  • Item number: DYNJ49177C. Lots: 16HB4700
  • 16UB5076
  • 17MB6837

Distribution

Distributed in 2 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 5 recalled by Medline Industries, 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 5 products in this recall →