Reported Jun 1, 2016 · Terminated

American Surgical Americot Blue 1/4" x 1/4" Ref Number: 20-01S Product Usage: Neurosurgical and Nonneurosurgical Sponges

American Surgical Company

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: American Surgical Company · 45 Congress St · Salem, MA · 01970-5579

Is this the product you have?

  • American Surgical Americot Blue 1/4" x 1/4"
  • Ref Number20-01S
  • Product UsageNeurosurgical and Nonneurosurgical Sponges
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot number2015/09 AB 2015/12 BS 2015/12 BN 2016/01 AC
Amount recalled
54 cases

This recall covers 91 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 90 are below.

78 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Product packaging defective compromising sterility

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Oct 21, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:44 PM UTC

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