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FDA Devices recall · Reported December 11, 2024

MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) ORTHO LAMINECTOMY-LF, REF CDS780112J; 2) NEURO CRANIOTOMY CDS #36-RF, REF CDS780119V; 3) BASIC BACK CDS, REF CDS780147N; 4) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148Q; 5) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148R; 6) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027W; 7) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027X; 8) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027Y; 9) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AF; 10) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AG; 11) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AF; 12) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS94004

Medline is recalling medical convenience manufactured using certain lots of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil which were subsequently recalled by Stryker.

Recall #
Z-0649-2025
Affected scope
252162 units
Initiated
October 9, 2024
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Medline Industries, LP - Northfield recalled MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) ORTHO LAMINECTOMY-LF, REF CDS780112J; 2) NEURO… - a moderate-severity action.

MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) ORTHO LAMINECTOMY-LF, REF CDS780112J; 2) NEURO… was recalled by Medline Industries, LP - Northfield in December 11, 2024. Reason: Medline is recalling medical convenience manufactured using certain lots of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil w…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-0649-2025 with the FDA Devices before acting.

The recall

Medline Industries, LP - Northfield issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Medline is recalling medical convenience manufactured using certain lots of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil w….

Moderate
severity level
252K units
affected scope
Class II
classification
December 11, 2024
reported

Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-0649-2025 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.

Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope (see the Recall Profile below) is large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

Within the same product category the archive holds 6 closely related recalls, 6 from FDA Devices - clustering in a narrow category often points to a systemic quality-control or supplier issue rather than a one-off defect. Always verify the recall number against the official agency record before acting.

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Where this agency-classified recall sits among FDA Class I/II/III notices

Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified moderate severity.

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Product description

MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) ORTHO LAMINECTOMY-LF, REF CDS780112J; 2) NEURO CRANIOTOMY CDS #36-RF, REF CDS780119V; 3) BASIC BACK CDS, REF CDS780147N; 4) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148Q; 5) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148R; 6) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027W; 7) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027X; 8) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027Y; 9) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AF; 10) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AG; 11) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AF; 12) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AG; 13) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AI; 14) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS940072W; 15) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS940072Y; 16) TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT CDS, REF CDS940823AB; 17) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS940842Y; 18) TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS940843AA; 19) FRACTURE TABLE-LF, REF CDS940857K; 20) FRACTURE TABLE-LF, REF CDS940857L; 21) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS940860P; 22) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS940860Q; 23) KNEE/SHOULDER, REF CDS940911Q; 24) TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS940963Y; 25) SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS941065L; 26) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS941167M; 27) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS941167N; 28) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS980666I; 29) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS980666J; 30) TOTAL HIP-LF, REF CDS980788O; 31) TOTAL HIP-LF, REF CDS980788P; 32) EXTREMITY KIT, REF CDS981314R; 33) EXTREMITY KIT, REF CDS981314S; 34) ORIF HIP KIT, REF CDS981318T; 35) ORIF HIP KIT, REF CDS981318U; 36) TOTAL HIP KIT, REF CDS981320V; 37) TOTAL HIP KIT, REF CDS981320W; 38) TOTAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981323AA; 39) TOTAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981323Y; 40) BI LATERAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981324T; 41) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS981564G; 42) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS981564I; 43) LAMI, REF CDS981886X; 44) CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS981888W; 45) CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS981888X; 46) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS981926D; 47) TOTAL KNEE PROCEDURE-LF, REF CDS982082F; 48) BHMC SYSTEM HIP KIT, REF CDS982396N; 49) BAPTIST NORTH TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS982404M; 50) BAP NORTH SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS982406M; 51) BAP NORTH UNIV EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982408K; 52) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS982823Q; 53) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS982927M; 54) LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY CDS-LF, REF CDS982928O; 55) TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT CDS-LF, REF CDS982929K; 56) TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT CDS-LF, REF CDS982931L; 57) UPPER EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS982932K; 58) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943Q; 59) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943R; 60) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943S; 61) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS982986T; 62) SPECIALIZED HIP CDS, REF CDS983030V; 63) EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983031Q; 64) ZALE SPINE CDS, REF CDS983182J; 65) ZALE SPINE CDS, REF CDS983182K; 66) ZALE CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS983188K; 67) DR GILL'S CDS, REF CDS983189G; 68) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194I; 69) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194J; 70) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194K; 71) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194L; 72) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195I; 73) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195J; 74) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195K; 75) ZALE EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983199K; 76) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203J; 77) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203K; 78) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203L; 79) ORTHO EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983408G; 80) ORTHO-CV CDS, REF CDS983415G; 81) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983416D; 82) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983416G; 83) ORTHO EXTREMITY, REF CDS983468O; 84) LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY NEURO CDS, REF CDS983476J; 85) SITTING CERVICAL CDS, REF CDS983480G; 86) ORTHO SPINE, REF CDS983482L; 87) ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER, REF CDS983485L; 88) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS983487K; 89) ACL-LF, REF CDS983490M; 90) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983610L; 91) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS983863F; 92) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983907K; 93) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983907L; 94) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983909O; 95) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983909P; 96) GENERAL ORTHO CDS, REF CDS983915L; 97) GENERAL ORTHO CDS, REF CDS983915M; 98) MAJOR ORTHO, REF CDS984253L; 99) LOWER EXTREMTIY, REF CDS984254K; 100) LOWER EXTREMTIY, REF CDS98425

Reason for recall

Medline is recalling medical convenience manufactured using certain lots of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil which were subsequently recalled by Stryker.

Recall Profile

Structured summary of the FDA Devices recall record
Attribute Value
Agency U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Severity class Moderate (Class II)
Status Ongoing
Recall number Z-0649-2025
Date reported December 11, 2024
Date initiated October 9, 2024
Recalling firm Medline Industries, LP - Northfield
Firm location Northfield, IL
Affected scope 252162 units
Distribution US Nationwide distribution.

Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Scale of Impact

252162 units units affected - multi-state distribution scale.

Regional (<10K units) -
Multi-state (10K – 100K units) -
Large-scale (100K – 1M units) ✓ This recall
Massive (≥1M units) -

Bracket cutoffs follow federal recall-disclosure conventions; bar widths scale linearly within each bracket. Source: PlainRecalls analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration filings.

What to do with this recall

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Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled? ▼
MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) ORTHO LAMINECTOMY-LF, REF CDS780112J; 2) NEURO CRANIOTOMY CDS #36-RF, REF CDS780119V; 3) BASIC BACK CDS, REF CDS780147N; 4) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148Q; 5) INSTRUMENTED BACK CDS, REF CDS780148R; 6) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027W; 7) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027X; 8) TOTAL HIP, REF CDS920027Y; 9) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AF; 10) TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF, REF CDS940047AG; 11) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AF; 12) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AG; 13) TOTAL HIP CDS-LF, REF CDS940048AI; 14) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS940072W; 15) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS940072Y; 16) TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT CDS, REF CDS940823AB; 17) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS940842Y; 18) TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS940843AA; 19) FRACTURE TABLE-LF, REF CDS940857K; 20) FRACTURE TABLE-LF, REF CDS940857L; 21) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS940860P; 22) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS940860Q; 23) KNEE/SHOULDER, REF CDS940911Q; 24) TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS940963Y; 25) SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS941065L; 26) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS941167M; 27) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS941167N; 28) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS980666I; 29) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS980666J; 30) TOTAL HIP-LF, REF CDS980788O; 31) TOTAL HIP-LF, REF CDS980788P; 32) EXTREMITY KIT, REF CDS981314R; 33) EXTREMITY KIT, REF CDS981314S; 34) ORIF HIP KIT, REF CDS981318T; 35) ORIF HIP KIT, REF CDS981318U; 36) TOTAL HIP KIT, REF CDS981320V; 37) TOTAL HIP KIT, REF CDS981320W; 38) TOTAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981323AA; 39) TOTAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981323Y; 40) BI LATERAL KNEE KIT, REF CDS981324T; 41) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS981564G; 42) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS981564I; 43) LAMI, REF CDS981886X; 44) CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS981888W; 45) CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS981888X; 46) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS981926D; 47) TOTAL KNEE PROCEDURE-LF, REF CDS982082F; 48) BHMC SYSTEM HIP KIT, REF CDS982396N; 49) BAPTIST NORTH TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS982404M; 50) BAP NORTH SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS982406M; 51) BAP NORTH UNIV EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982408K; 52) TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS982823Q; 53) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF, REF CDS982927M; 54) LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY CDS-LF, REF CDS982928O; 55) TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT CDS-LF, REF CDS982929K; 56) TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT CDS-LF, REF CDS982931L; 57) UPPER EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS982932K; 58) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943Q; 59) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943R; 60) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS982943S; 61) TOTAL KNEE, REF CDS982986T; 62) SPECIALIZED HIP CDS, REF CDS983030V; 63) EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983031Q; 64) ZALE SPINE CDS, REF CDS983182J; 65) ZALE SPINE CDS, REF CDS983182K; 66) ZALE CRANIOTOMY CDS, REF CDS983188K; 67) DR GILL'S CDS, REF CDS983189G; 68) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194I; 69) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194J; 70) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194K; 71) ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS, REF CDS983194L; 72) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195I; 73) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195J; 74) ZALE TOTAL HIP CDS, REF CDS983195K; 75) ZALE EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983199K; 76) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203J; 77) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203K; 78) ZALE TOTAL SHOULDER CDS, REF CDS983203L; 79) ORTHO EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983408G; 80) ORTHO-CV CDS, REF CDS983415G; 81) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983416D; 82) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983416G; 83) ORTHO EXTREMITY, REF CDS983468O; 84) LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY NEURO CDS, REF CDS983476J; 85) SITTING CERVICAL CDS, REF CDS983480G; 86) ORTHO SPINE, REF CDS983482L; 87) ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER, REF CDS983485L; 88) EXTREMITY-LF, REF CDS983487K; 89) ACL-LF, REF CDS983490M; 90) PODIATRY CDS, REF CDS983610L; 91) TOTAL JOINT-LF, REF CDS983863F; 92) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983907K; 93) UPPER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983907L; 94) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983909O; 95) LOWER EXTREMITY CDS, REF CDS983909P; 96) GENERAL ORTHO CDS, REF CDS983915L; 97) GENERAL ORTHO CDS, REF CDS983915M; 98) MAJOR ORTHO, REF CDS984253L; 99) LOWER EXTREMTIY, REF CDS984254K; 100) LOWER EXTREMTIY, REF CDS98425. Recalled by Medline Industries, LP - Northfield. Units affected: 252162 units.
Why was this product recalled? ▼
Medline is recalling medical convenience manufactured using certain lots of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencil which were subsequently recalled by Stryker.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on December 11, 2024. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0649-2025.
Where was the recalled product distributed? ▼
Distribution: US Nationwide distribution..
Should I stop using a recalled medication or medical device? ▼
Do not stop using a recalled medication or device without consulting your healthcare provider first, as abruptly discontinuing treatment could pose its own health risks. Your doctor can advise on alternatives or whether the recall applies to your specific product lot. Check the recall number and lot information against your product packaging.

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