Reported Jun 8, 2016 · Terminated

Laparotomy Pack Latex Free, part number 007725-7. This is a custom convenience surgical instrument disposable kit.…

Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc.

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: Windstone Medical Packaging, Inc. · 1602 4th Ave N · Billings, MT · 59101-1521

Is this the product you have?

  • Laparotomy Pack Latex Free, part number 007725-7. This is a custom convenience surgical instrument disposable kit. There are multiple component in this kit and the recalled item subject to recall is Medtronic Kerlix X-Ray Detectable Laparotomy Sponges.
Lot codes and dates
    • lot 55689
    • 55263
    • and 57680
Amount recalled
40 units

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

These packs contain item #4037 Kerlix X-ray Detectable Laparotomy Sponges which were recalled by Medtronic due to the potential for sterile barrier to be comprised at the packaging seal.

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 Aug 16, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:20 PM UTC

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