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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

Reported: February 15, 2023 Initiated: November 17, 2022 #Z-1072-2023 9,079 cases (27,563 units) units

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield issued this FDA Devices recall on February 15, 2023. Classified as Moderate severity (Class II). Approximately 9,079 cases (27,563 units) units are affected. The recall was issued because: Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile pac…. This recall notice is sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Below you will find the complete product description, hazard information, remedy instructions, and related recalls from the same manufacturer or product category.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-1072-2023) was formally reported on February 15, 2023, with the manufacturer initiating the action on November 17, 2022. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Northfield, IL. Federal records indicate 9,079 cases (27,563 units) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Sterile blades within sterile kits have the potential for the blade to puncture the outer foil layer of the sterile packaging. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos, United Arab Emirates.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 3 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.

Recall Distribution by Severity Class

Severity1Class I (Critical)Class II (Moderate)Class III (Low)
Recall Distribution by Severity Class

Severity

Moderate

Units Affected

9,079 cases (27,563 units)

Related Recalls

6

6 from same agency

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.

Details

Units Affected
9,079 cases (27,563 units)
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Turks & Caicos, United Arab Emirates.
Location
Northfield, IL

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
Units affected 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.

Scale of Impact

9,079 cases (27,563 units) units affected — million-unit bracket.

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

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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..
How do I check if my product is affected by a recall? ▼
Check the product description and recall number (Z-1072-2023) against your product. Visit the official FDA Devices website for the most current information. You can also use our Recall Checker tool to search by product name or brand.
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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