Reported Jul 25, 2012 · Terminated

MicroCool Breathable Impervious Gown with Secure Fit Surgical, (Large and X-Large), Made in Honduras. The Kimberly…

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

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: Kimberly-Clark Corporation · 1400 Holcomb Bridge Rd · Roswell, GA · 30076

Is this the product you have?

  • 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 healthcare worker from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate matter.
Lot codes and dates

6 of 6 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
92355Lot #AH9141 and (Secure Fit X-Large)
Lot #AH9143. Customers were notified to include
92354Lot range AH9076xxx to AH9175xxx. On November 17, 2009 the recall was expanded to include the following: (Large)
92355Lot number range AH9072xxx to AH9175xxx; (X-Large)
92358Lot number: AH9141 and (XX-Large)
Lot number: AH9173.

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Complaints were received of gowns pilling or balling, linting and abrades, blood strikethrough and fibers falling off the gowns.

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 Jul 19, 2012 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:23 PM UTC

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