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FDA Devices recall · Reported February 15, 2023

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE FESS CDS d. ZALE OTOLOGY CDS e. ZALE HEAD & NECK CDS f. CUH PARA/THYROIDECTOMY CDS g. CAM ENDOSCOPIC SINUS/SEPTO CDS h. HEAD AND NECK CDS i. HEAD AND NECK CDS-LF j. NASAL k. ENT SET UP CDS l. MINOR ENT SINUS PACK-LF m. MAJOR EAR PACK-LF n. THORACOTOMY HARPER PACK-LF o. FESS NSR PACK-LF p. ENT BASIC PACK-LF q. HEAD & NECK-LF r. ENT PACK-LF s. SINOSCOPY-LF t. MAJOR HEAD/NECK PACK-LF u. NECK PACK v. HEAD & NEC

Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile packaging.

Recall #
Z-1072-2023
Affected scope
9,079 cases (27,563 units)
Initiated
November 17, 2022
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Medline Industries, LP - Northfield recalled Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE… - a moderate-severity action.

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE… was recalled by Medline Industries, LP - Northfield in February 15, 2023. Reason: Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the s…. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1072-2023 with the FDA Devices before acting.

The recall

Medline Industries, LP - Northfield issued this moderate-severity FDA Devices recall-Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the s….

Moderate
severity level
Class II
classification
February 15, 2023
reported

Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1072-2023 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.

Recall Insight

This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. 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.

Medical Devices recalls over time

Where this recall sits in its category - 41,021 medical devices recalls on record

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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.

Counts reflect market size and reporting activity, not inherent danger, we do not rank products by risk from raw recall volume.

Product description

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE FESS CDS d. ZALE OTOLOGY CDS e. ZALE HEAD & NECK CDS f. CUH PARA/THYROIDECTOMY CDS g. CAM ENDOSCOPIC SINUS/SEPTO CDS h. HEAD AND NECK CDS i. HEAD AND NECK CDS-LF j. NASAL k. ENT SET UP CDS l. MINOR ENT SINUS PACK-LF m. MAJOR EAR PACK-LF n. THORACOTOMY HARPER PACK-LF o. FESS NSR PACK-LF p. ENT BASIC PACK-LF q. HEAD & NECK-LF r. ENT PACK-LF s. SINOSCOPY-LF t. MAJOR HEAD/NECK PACK-LF u. NECK PACK v. HEAD & NECK PACK w. HEAD & NECK TRAY x. ENT LAW PACK-LF y. ENT PACK z. NECK PACK aa. NASAL PACK bb. ENT PACK cc. FREE FLAP PACK-LF dd. TYMPANO MASTOID ee. MINOR HEAD & NECK #40-RF ff. EAR PACK gg. E.N.T. TRAY hh. EAR PACK-LF ii. BASIC ENT PACK-LF jj. PLASTIC HEAD & NECK PACK kk. EAR TRAY #10-RF ll. HEAD & NECK ENT PACK-RF-LF mm. ENT PACK nn. ENT PACK-LF oo. NASAL/SEPTO PACK pp. OSC FACE LIFT PK qq. RRMC NASAL PACK rr. ENT PACK ss. HENRYS ENT PACK tt. ENT uu. FACE AND NASAL PACK vv. NASAL PACK ww. ENT PACK xx. SINUS ENDOSCOPY-LF yy. OSC NASAL-NOSE PACK-LF zz. ENT PACK aaa. FES PACK - LF bbb. HEAD AND NECK PACK ccc. SCRIPPS SW ENT PACK ddd. SCRIPPS SW EAR PACK-LF eee. HL ENT PACK fff. CAROTID ENDARTECTOMY PK ggg. EAR PACK hhh. ENT FREE FLAP iii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjj. TRACH PACK kkk. HL EAR PACK lll. NASAL SINUS ENDO PK mmm. ENT PACK nnn. HEAD AND NECK PACK ooo. ENT PACK ppp. HEAD AND NECK PACK qqq. ASC HEAD & NECK PACK rrr. ENT PACK sss. DEACONESS HEAD AND NECK PACK ttt. ENT PACK uuu. BEC MOHS PACK vvv. PK,ENT-EAR www. SVMMC HEAD AND NECK PACK xxx. PK, ENT yyy. HEAD AND NECK PACK zzz. FESS PACK aaaa. PK,ENT-SINUS bbbb. NASAL/HEAD & NECK PACK cccc. ENT PACK dddd. ENT PACK eeee. MAJOR ENT PACK ffff. ENT NECK MMC PACK gggg. HEAD AND NECK PACK hhhh. HEAD AND NECK PACK iiii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjjj. ORAL PACK kkkk. HMT THORACOSCOPY PACK llll. GU PACK mmmm. HEAD NECKPACK (HNSJC)227-LF nnnn. HEAD AND NECK PLUS I PACK oooo. NASAL PACK pppp. HEAD & NECK PACK-RFD-LF qqqq. ENT PACK rrrr. ENT/H&N PACK ssss. C-SECTION PACK tttt. ENT PACK uuuu. ENT PACK vvvv. ENT PACK wwww. NASAL ENT PACK xxxx. SINUS PACK yyyy. HEAD/NECK PACK zzzz. ENT PACK aaaaa. NASAL PACK bbbbb. FESS PACK ccccc. NASAL SEPTOPLASTY PACK ddddd. ENT PACK eeeee. HEAD&NECK fffff. EAR PACK-LF ggggg. HEAD AND NECK PACK-LF hhhhh. EAR BASIC PACK iiiii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjjjj. ENT/SEPTO PACK kkkkk. ENT PACK lllll. HEAD & NECK PACK mmmmm. HEAD AND NECK PACK nnnnn. ENT PACK ooooo. ENT PACK-LF ppppp. ENT PACK-LF qqqqq. HL DR PETERS ENT PACK rrrrr. RHINO/SEPTO/FESS PACK sssss. HEAD & NECK ttttt. THYROID/PARATHYROID PACK uuuuu. HEAD AND NECK MINOR PACK vvvvv. PK,ENT wwwww. ENT PACK xxxxx. ENT PACK yyyyy. ENT PACK zzzzz. ENT NECK PACK aaaaaa. ENT PACK bbbbbb. NECK PACK cccccc. EAR TRAY dddddd. HEAD & NECK PACK eeeeee. HEAD & NECK PACK ffffff. MHPB HEAD AND NECK PACK gggggg. NASAL PACK hhhhhh. ENT PACK iiiiii. JHOC EAR TRAY jjjjjj. JHOC HEAD TRAY kkkkkk. ENT I llllll. ENT SHARED mmmmmm. ENT PACK nnnnnn. EENT SPLIT PACK-NO GPAD oooooo. ENT PACK pppppp. HEAD & NECK PACK qqqqqq. NASAL PACK rrrrrr. ENT PACK ssssss. ENT PACK tttttt. ENT PACK uuuuuu. ENT PACK vvvvvv. ENT PACK-LF wwwwww. ENT I-LF xxxxxx. MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PACK yyyyyy. HEAD AND NECK PACK zzzzzz. FACE AND NECK aaaaaaa. ENT PACK bbbbbbb. ENT PACK ccccccc. ENT BASIC PACK-LF ddddddd. ENT PACK-LF eeeeeee. PK, ENT-H&N fffffff. ENT PACK ggggggg. SPRINGS HEAD AND NECK PACK hhhhhhh. ENDO SINUS PACK iiiiiii. HEAD/NECK PACK jjjjjjj. ENT/SINUS PACK-LF kkkkkkk. ENT PACK lllllll. NASAL PACK mmmmmmm. ENT PACK nnnnnnn. ORAL PLASTIC FACIAL PACK ooooooo. ENT HEAD NECK PACK ppppppp. THYROIDECTOMY PACK qqqqqqq. MINOR ORL PACK rrrrrrr. EAR CUSTOM PACK sssssss. MG NS ENT PACK ttttttt. HEAD AND NECK PACK uuuuuuu. ENT PACK vvvvvvv. MAJOR ENT PACK wwwwwww. ENT xxxxxxx. NASAL EAR yyyyyyy. NASAL-LF zzzzzzz. LARGE ENT aaaaaaaa. EAR bbbbbbbb. HEAD AND NECK cccccccc. PAD ENT HEAD & NECK dddddddd. FHT CVOR TAVR eeeeeeee. MODULE NASAL NATALIE ffffffff. ENT-LF gggggggg. HEA

Reason for recall

Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile packaging.

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-1072-2023
Date reported February 15, 2023
Date initiated November 17, 2022
Recalling firm Medline Industries, LP - Northfield
Firm location Northfield, IL
Affected scope 9,079 cases (27,563 units)
Distribution Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos, United Arab Emirates.

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

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What product was recalled? ▼
Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. EAR CDS-LF b. SINUS CDS-1 c. ZALE FESS CDS d. ZALE OTOLOGY CDS e. ZALE HEAD & NECK CDS f. CUH PARA/THYROIDECTOMY CDS g. CAM ENDOSCOPIC SINUS/SEPTO CDS h. HEAD AND NECK CDS i. HEAD AND NECK CDS-LF j. NASAL k. ENT SET UP CDS l. MINOR ENT SINUS PACK-LF m. MAJOR EAR PACK-LF n. THORACOTOMY HARPER PACK-LF o. FESS NSR PACK-LF p. ENT BASIC PACK-LF q. HEAD & NECK-LF r. ENT PACK-LF s. SINOSCOPY-LF t. MAJOR HEAD/NECK PACK-LF u. NECK PACK v. HEAD & NECK PACK w. HEAD & NECK TRAY x. ENT LAW PACK-LF y. ENT PACK z. NECK PACK aa. NASAL PACK bb. ENT PACK cc. FREE FLAP PACK-LF dd. TYMPANO MASTOID ee. MINOR HEAD & NECK #40-RF ff. EAR PACK gg. E.N.T. TRAY hh. EAR PACK-LF ii. BASIC ENT PACK-LF jj. PLASTIC HEAD & NECK PACK kk. EAR TRAY #10-RF ll. HEAD & NECK ENT PACK-RF-LF mm. ENT PACK nn. ENT PACK-LF oo. NASAL/SEPTO PACK pp. OSC FACE LIFT PK qq. RRMC NASAL PACK rr. ENT PACK ss. HENRYS ENT PACK tt. ENT uu. FACE AND NASAL PACK vv. NASAL PACK ww. ENT PACK xx. SINUS ENDOSCOPY-LF yy. OSC NASAL-NOSE PACK-LF zz. ENT PACK aaa. FES PACK - LF bbb. HEAD AND NECK PACK ccc. SCRIPPS SW ENT PACK ddd. SCRIPPS SW EAR PACK-LF eee. HL ENT PACK fff. CAROTID ENDARTECTOMY PK ggg. EAR PACK hhh. ENT FREE FLAP iii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjj. TRACH PACK kkk. HL EAR PACK lll. NASAL SINUS ENDO PK mmm. ENT PACK nnn. HEAD AND NECK PACK ooo. ENT PACK ppp. HEAD AND NECK PACK qqq. ASC HEAD & NECK PACK rrr. ENT PACK sss. DEACONESS HEAD AND NECK PACK ttt. ENT PACK uuu. BEC MOHS PACK vvv. PK,ENT-EAR www. SVMMC HEAD AND NECK PACK xxx. PK, ENT yyy. HEAD AND NECK PACK zzz. FESS PACK aaaa. PK,ENT-SINUS bbbb. NASAL/HEAD & NECK PACK cccc. ENT PACK dddd. ENT PACK eeee. MAJOR ENT PACK ffff. ENT NECK MMC PACK gggg. HEAD AND NECK PACK hhhh. HEAD AND NECK PACK iiii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjjj. ORAL PACK kkkk. HMT THORACOSCOPY PACK llll. GU PACK mmmm. HEAD NECKPACK (HNSJC)227-LF nnnn. HEAD AND NECK PLUS I PACK oooo. NASAL PACK pppp. HEAD & NECK PACK-RFD-LF qqqq. ENT PACK rrrr. ENT/H&N PACK ssss. C-SECTION PACK tttt. ENT PACK uuuu. ENT PACK vvvv. ENT PACK wwww. NASAL ENT PACK xxxx. SINUS PACK yyyy. HEAD/NECK PACK zzzz. ENT PACK aaaaa. NASAL PACK bbbbb. FESS PACK ccccc. NASAL SEPTOPLASTY PACK ddddd. ENT PACK eeeee. HEAD&NECK fffff. EAR PACK-LF ggggg. HEAD AND NECK PACK-LF hhhhh. EAR BASIC PACK iiiii. HEAD AND NECK PACK jjjjj. ENT/SEPTO PACK kkkkk. ENT PACK lllll. HEAD & NECK PACK mmmmm. HEAD AND NECK PACK nnnnn. ENT PACK ooooo. ENT PACK-LF ppppp. ENT PACK-LF qqqqq. HL DR PETERS ENT PACK rrrrr. RHINO/SEPTO/FESS PACK sssss. HEAD & NECK ttttt. THYROID/PARATHYROID PACK uuuuu. HEAD AND NECK MINOR PACK vvvvv. PK,ENT wwwww. ENT PACK xxxxx. ENT PACK yyyyy. ENT PACK zzzzz. ENT NECK PACK aaaaaa. ENT PACK bbbbbb. NECK PACK cccccc. EAR TRAY dddddd. HEAD & NECK PACK eeeeee. HEAD & NECK PACK ffffff. MHPB HEAD AND NECK PACK gggggg. NASAL PACK hhhhhh. ENT PACK iiiiii. JHOC EAR TRAY jjjjjj. JHOC HEAD TRAY kkkkkk. ENT I llllll. ENT SHARED mmmmmm. ENT PACK nnnnnn. EENT SPLIT PACK-NO GPAD oooooo. ENT PACK pppppp. HEAD & NECK PACK qqqqqq. NASAL PACK rrrrrr. ENT PACK ssssss. ENT PACK tttttt. ENT PACK uuuuuu. ENT PACK vvvvvv. ENT PACK-LF wwwwww. ENT I-LF xxxxxx. MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PACK yyyyyy. HEAD AND NECK PACK zzzzzz. FACE AND NECK aaaaaaa. ENT PACK bbbbbbb. ENT PACK ccccccc. ENT BASIC PACK-LF ddddddd. ENT PACK-LF eeeeeee. PK, ENT-H&N fffffff. ENT PACK ggggggg. SPRINGS HEAD AND NECK PACK hhhhhhh. ENDO SINUS PACK iiiiiii. HEAD/NECK PACK jjjjjjj. ENT/SINUS PACK-LF kkkkkkk. ENT PACK lllllll. NASAL PACK mmmmmmm. ENT PACK nnnnnnn. ORAL PLASTIC FACIAL PACK ooooooo. ENT HEAD NECK PACK ppppppp. THYROIDECTOMY PACK qqqqqqq. MINOR ORL PACK rrrrrrr. EAR CUSTOM PACK sssssss. MG NS ENT PACK ttttttt. HEAD AND NECK PACK uuuuuuu. ENT PACK vvvvvvv. MAJOR ENT PACK wwwwwww. ENT xxxxxxx. NASAL EAR yyyyyyy. NASAL-LF zzzzzzz. LARGE ENT aaaaaaaa. EAR bbbbbbbb. HEAD AND NECK cccccccc. PAD ENT HEAD & NECK dddddddd. FHT CVOR TAVR eeeeeeee. MODULE NASAL NATALIE ffffffff. ENT-LF gggggggg. HEA. Recalled by Medline Industries, LP - Northfield. Units affected: 9,079 cases (27,563 units).
Why was this product recalled? ▼
Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile packaging.
Which agency issued this recall? ▼
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on February 15, 2023. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1072-2023.
Where was the recalled product distributed? ▼
Distribution: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos, United Arab Emirates..
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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