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FDA Devices recall · Reported February 15, 2023

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. SPINAL b. SPINE CDS c. TOTAL ORTHO CDS d. TOTAL KNEE CDS e. CDS HIP-LF f. KNEE TOTAL PACK-LF g. EXTREMITY CDS h. SHOULDER ARTHRO CDS i. GLENNON EXTREMITY CDS j. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY k. TOTAL KNEE l. TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT m. TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF n. TOTAL SHOULDER CDS-LF o. TOTAL KNEE CDS-3 p. TOTAL HIP CDS-3 q. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF r. TOTAL HIP-LF s. TOTAL HIP/KNEE CDS t. SPINE PROCEDURE u. OPEN HEART v. LAMI w. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS x. LOWER EXT

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

Recall #
Z-1096-2023
Affected scope
101,102 cases (227,538 units)
Initiated
November 17, 2022
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Medline Industries, LP - Northfield recalled Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. SPINAL b. SPINE CDS c. TOTAL OR… - a moderate-severity action.

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. SPINAL b. SPINE CDS c. TOTAL OR… 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-1096-2023 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-1096-2023 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.

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Product description

Sterile Procedural Trays, labeled as the following: a. SPINAL b. SPINE CDS c. TOTAL ORTHO CDS d. TOTAL KNEE CDS e. CDS HIP-LF f. KNEE TOTAL PACK-LF g. EXTREMITY CDS h. SHOULDER ARTHRO CDS i. GLENNON EXTREMITY CDS j. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY k. TOTAL KNEE l. TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT m. TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF n. TOTAL SHOULDER CDS-LF o. TOTAL KNEE CDS-3 p. TOTAL HIP CDS-3 q. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF r. TOTAL HIP-LF s. TOTAL HIP/KNEE CDS t. SPINE PROCEDURE u. OPEN HEART v. LAMI w. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS x. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS y. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS z. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF aa. SHOULDER CDS-LF bb. PODIATRY CDS cc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS dd. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY CDS ee. ACL CDS ff. CRANIOTOMY CDS gg. TOTAL KNEE CDS hh. TOTAL KNEE ii. TOTAL HIP CDS jj. NEW LONDON TOTAL KNEE CDS kk. TRAUMA CDS-LF ll. TOTAL JOINT CDS mm. CRANIOTOMY CDS-1 nn. SHOULDER CDS-1 oo. SPINE CDS-1 pp. TOTAL KNEE CDS-1 qq. TOTAL HIP CDS-1 rr. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-2 ss. HAND CDS-2 tt. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-2 uu. HAND CDS vv. BACK CDS ww. FRACTURE TABLE CDS xx. ORTHO OP CDS yy. ARTHROSCOPY CDS zz. ORTHO MINOR CDS aaa. TOTAL JOINT KNEE CDS bbb. TOTAL JOINT HIP CDS ccc. SHOULDER CDS-LF ddd. ZALE CRANIOTOMY CDS eee. ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS fff. ZALE EXTREMITY CDS ggg. OPEN SHOULDER CDS hhh. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS iii. FHT TOTAL HIP jjj. FHT TOTAL KNEE RPLCMNT kkk. TOTAL HIP CDS lll. TOTAL KNEE CDS mmm. CCOC ACL-LF nnn. CCOC SPINAL FUSION ooo. CCOC MAJOR EXTREMITY ppp. EXTREMITY CDS qqq. PODIATRY CDS rrr. SHOULDER CDS sss. DISTAL LEG CDS ttt. HIP NAILING CDS uuu. SHOULDER CDS vvv. TOTAL HIP CDS www. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS xxx. BASIC ORTHO CDS yyy. TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE zzz. TOTAL JOINT CDS-LF aaaa. SHOULDER CDS-LF bbbb. HAND CDS-LF cccc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF dddd. TOTAL JOINT eeee. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS ffff. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS gggg. GENERAL ORTHO CDS hhhh. ARTHROSCOPY CDS iiii. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS jjjj. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY CDS kkkk. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS llll. TOTAL ORTHO CDS mmmm. GROTH LOWER EXTREMITY CDS nnnn. HIP TOTAL PACK-ANTERIOR oooo. PRAIRIE STAR SPINE CDS pppp. 4TH FLOOR SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY qqqq. FOOT & ANKLE CDS-LF rrrr. LAMI MICRODISC-LF ssss. HIP PINNING CDS-LF tttt. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF uuuu. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF vvvv. SPINE CDS-LF wwww. SPINE CDS-LF xxxx. LOWER EXTREMITY/ELBOW CDS yyyy. HAND CDS zzzz. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS aaaaa. SPINE CDS bbbbb. TOTAL HIP CDS ccccc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS ddddd. HAND CDS eeeee. TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF fffff. SPINE MODULE CDS ggggg. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF hhhhh. TOTAL JOINT CDS iiiii. TOTAL JOINT CDS jjjjj. ORTHO TRAUMA CDS kkkkk. ACF CDS lllll. CRANIOTOMY CDS mmmmm. TOTAL JOINT CDS nnnnn. ARTHROSCOPY CDS ooooo. EXTREMITY CDS ppppp. PODIATRY CDS qqqqq. LAMINECTOMY CDS rrrrr. EXTREMITY CDS sssss. TOTAL KNEE CDS ttttt. TOTAL HIP CDS uuuuu. TOTAL KNEE vvvvv. ANTERIOR HIP wwwww. HAND WRIST FOREARM xxxxx. LOWER EXTREMITY yyyyy. TOTAL HIP zzzzz. TOTAL KNEE aaaaaa. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY bbbbbb. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY PK cccccc. LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY PACK dddddd. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF eeeeee. OPEN SHOULDER PACK-LF ffffff. TOTAL HIP PACK-LF gggggg. TOTAL KNEE PACK-LF hhhhhh. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY PACK-LF iiiiii. EXTREMITY PACK jjjjjj. CLOSED HEART PEDS PACK kkkkkk. ORTHO MINOR PACK-LF llllll. FRACTURE TABLE PACK-LF mmmmmm. HAND - EDOC PACK-LF nnnnnn. FOOT LV - EDOC PACK-LF oooooo. SHOULDER - EDOC PACK-LF pppppp. FOOT ANKLE PACK-LF qqqqqq. OPEN HEART TRAY rrrrrr. SHOULDER PACK-LF ssssss. ROCKVILLE ASC EXTREMITY PACK tttttt. NEURO SPINE DRH PACK-LF uuuuuu. DRH ORTHOPEDIC I AND D PACK-LF vvvvvv. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY MIOSH PACK-LF wwwwww. HAND AND FOOT PACK-LF xxxxxx. SPINE BUNDLE PACK yyyyyy. MINOR ORTHOPEDIC PACK-LF zzzzzz. FEM POP PACK-LF aaaaaaa. LAMINECTOMY PACK-LF bbbbbbb. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF ccccccc. MAJOR ORTHO PACK-LF ddddddd. HAND WRIST PACK-LF eeeeeee. TOSH PODIATRY PACK-LF fffffff. TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PACK-LF ggggggg. TOSH UPPER EXTREM MIOSH PK-LF hhhhhhh. OPEN HEART CHILDRENS PACK-LF iiiiiii. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF jjjjjjj. SPINE HARPER PACK-LF kkkkkkk. CRANIOTOMY

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-1096-2023
Date reported February 15, 2023
Date initiated November 17, 2022
Recalling firm Medline Industries, LP - Northfield
Firm location Northfield, IL
Affected scope 101,102 cases (227,538 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. SPINAL b. SPINE CDS c. TOTAL ORTHO CDS d. TOTAL KNEE CDS e. CDS HIP-LF f. KNEE TOTAL PACK-LF g. EXTREMITY CDS h. SHOULDER ARTHRO CDS i. GLENNON EXTREMITY CDS j. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY k. TOTAL KNEE l. TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT m. TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF n. TOTAL SHOULDER CDS-LF o. TOTAL KNEE CDS-3 p. TOTAL HIP CDS-3 q. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-LF r. TOTAL HIP-LF s. TOTAL HIP/KNEE CDS t. SPINE PROCEDURE u. OPEN HEART v. LAMI w. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS x. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS y. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS z. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF aa. SHOULDER CDS-LF bb. PODIATRY CDS cc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS dd. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY CDS ee. ACL CDS ff. CRANIOTOMY CDS gg. TOTAL KNEE CDS hh. TOTAL KNEE ii. TOTAL HIP CDS jj. NEW LONDON TOTAL KNEE CDS kk. TRAUMA CDS-LF ll. TOTAL JOINT CDS mm. CRANIOTOMY CDS-1 nn. SHOULDER CDS-1 oo. SPINE CDS-1 pp. TOTAL KNEE CDS-1 qq. TOTAL HIP CDS-1 rr. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS-2 ss. HAND CDS-2 tt. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-2 uu. HAND CDS vv. BACK CDS ww. FRACTURE TABLE CDS xx. ORTHO OP CDS yy. ARTHROSCOPY CDS zz. ORTHO MINOR CDS aaa. TOTAL JOINT KNEE CDS bbb. TOTAL JOINT HIP CDS ccc. SHOULDER CDS-LF ddd. ZALE CRANIOTOMY CDS eee. ZALE TOTAL KNEE CDS fff. ZALE EXTREMITY CDS ggg. OPEN SHOULDER CDS hhh. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS iii. FHT TOTAL HIP jjj. FHT TOTAL KNEE RPLCMNT kkk. TOTAL HIP CDS lll. TOTAL KNEE CDS mmm. CCOC ACL-LF nnn. CCOC SPINAL FUSION ooo. CCOC MAJOR EXTREMITY ppp. EXTREMITY CDS qqq. PODIATRY CDS rrr. SHOULDER CDS sss. DISTAL LEG CDS ttt. HIP NAILING CDS uuu. SHOULDER CDS vvv. TOTAL HIP CDS www. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS xxx. BASIC ORTHO CDS yyy. TOTAL HIP PROCEDURE zzz. TOTAL JOINT CDS-LF aaaa. SHOULDER CDS-LF bbbb. HAND CDS-LF cccc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF dddd. TOTAL JOINT eeee. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS ffff. LOWER EXTREMITY CDS gggg. GENERAL ORTHO CDS hhhh. ARTHROSCOPY CDS iiii. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS jjjj. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY CDS kkkk. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS llll. TOTAL ORTHO CDS mmmm. GROTH LOWER EXTREMITY CDS nnnn. HIP TOTAL PACK-ANTERIOR oooo. PRAIRIE STAR SPINE CDS pppp. 4TH FLOOR SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY qqqq. FOOT & ANKLE CDS-LF rrrr. LAMI MICRODISC-LF ssss. HIP PINNING CDS-LF tttt. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS-LF uuuu. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF vvvv. SPINE CDS-LF wwww. SPINE CDS-LF xxxx. LOWER EXTREMITY/ELBOW CDS yyyy. HAND CDS zzzz. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS aaaaa. SPINE CDS bbbbb. TOTAL HIP CDS ccccc. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CDS ddddd. HAND CDS eeeee. TOTAL KNEE CDS-LF fffff. SPINE MODULE CDS ggggg. UPPER EXTREMITY CDS-LF hhhhh. TOTAL JOINT CDS iiiii. TOTAL JOINT CDS jjjjj. ORTHO TRAUMA CDS kkkkk. ACF CDS lllll. CRANIOTOMY CDS mmmmm. TOTAL JOINT CDS nnnnn. ARTHROSCOPY CDS ooooo. EXTREMITY CDS ppppp. PODIATRY CDS qqqqq. LAMINECTOMY CDS rrrrr. EXTREMITY CDS sssss. TOTAL KNEE CDS ttttt. TOTAL HIP CDS uuuuu. TOTAL KNEE vvvvv. ANTERIOR HIP wwwww. HAND WRIST FOREARM xxxxx. LOWER EXTREMITY yyyyy. TOTAL HIP zzzzz. TOTAL KNEE aaaaaa. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY bbbbbb. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY PK cccccc. LUMBAR LAMINECTOMY PACK dddddd. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF eeeeee. OPEN SHOULDER PACK-LF ffffff. TOTAL HIP PACK-LF gggggg. TOTAL KNEE PACK-LF hhhhhh. SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY PACK-LF iiiiii. EXTREMITY PACK jjjjjj. CLOSED HEART PEDS PACK kkkkkk. ORTHO MINOR PACK-LF llllll. FRACTURE TABLE PACK-LF mmmmmm. HAND - EDOC PACK-LF nnnnnn. FOOT LV - EDOC PACK-LF oooooo. SHOULDER - EDOC PACK-LF pppppp. FOOT ANKLE PACK-LF qqqqqq. OPEN HEART TRAY rrrrrr. SHOULDER PACK-LF ssssss. ROCKVILLE ASC EXTREMITY PACK tttttt. NEURO SPINE DRH PACK-LF uuuuuu. DRH ORTHOPEDIC I AND D PACK-LF vvvvvv. KNEE ARTHROSCOPY MIOSH PACK-LF wwwwww. HAND AND FOOT PACK-LF xxxxxx. SPINE BUNDLE PACK yyyyyy. MINOR ORTHOPEDIC PACK-LF zzzzzz. FEM POP PACK-LF aaaaaaa. LAMINECTOMY PACK-LF bbbbbbb. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF ccccccc. MAJOR ORTHO PACK-LF ddddddd. HAND WRIST PACK-LF eeeeeee. TOSH PODIATRY PACK-LF fffffff. TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY PACK-LF ggggggg. TOSH UPPER EXTREM MIOSH PK-LF hhhhhhh. OPEN HEART CHILDRENS PACK-LF iiiiiii. CRANIOTOMY PACK-LF jjjjjjj. SPINE HARPER PACK-LF kkkkkkk. CRANIOTOMY. Recalled by Medline Industries, LP - Northfield. Units affected: 101,102 cases (227,538 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-1096-2023.
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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