FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
SSL Americas Inc.: Biogel Skinsense N, Non-Latex, Powder-free Surgical Gloves with Biogel coating, Neoprene, Made from a synthetic Elastomer, Sterile/R, REGENT, Made in Malaysia, Regent Medical, Norcross, GA USA 30092, 1-800-843-8497, Toft Hall, Knotsford, Cheshire WA16 9PD, TEL: +44 (0) 1565 624000, Regent Medical is a Member of SSL International plc. Lot Number 01H0161 through 01H2668, sizes: 7-7 , One Pair sterile gloves packaged 50 pair per box/ 4 boxes per case/ total 200 pair per case.
- Recall number
- Z-0346-03
- Recalling firm
- SSL Americas Inc.
- Product
- Biogel Skinsense N, Non-Latex, Powder-free Surgical Gloves with Biogel coating, Neoprene, Made from a synthetic Elastomer, Sterile/R, REGENT, Made in Malaysia, Regent Medical, Norcross, GA USA 30092, 1-800-843-8497, Toft Hall, Knotsford, Cheshire WA16 9PD, TEL: +44 (0) 1565 624000, Regent Medical is a Member of SSL International plc. Lot Number 01H0161 through 01H2668, sizes: 7-7 , One Pair sterile gloves packaged 50 pair per box/ 4 boxes per case/ total 200 pair per case.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2002-11-25
- Posted
- 2002-12-18
- Terminated
- 2003-07-21
- Reason
- Sulfur particles on the surface of gloves.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- On 11/25/2002 the Company representatives contacted the headquarter offices of the firm's in the U.S. by telephone and in writing by UPS delivery. On 11/26/2002 the Company sent the distributors' branches letters via UPS delivery. Approximately 1500 hospitals (customers of the Company's distributors) were notified by letter via UPS delivery. Customers were instructed to cease distribution of the suspected lot number gloves, contact their customers, and return any remaining gloves via UPS to the recalling firm. A response letter is attached to the recall letter. The Company intends to contact by telephone all of its direct accounts who do not respond to the Recall Letter.
- Quantity
- 173,310 pairs
- Distribution
- Various Hospitals, Direct accounts,and Company sales representatives in: AL, AZ,, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI. Foreign Accounts in: Canada, Venezuela and British Colombia. SSL Canada, Concord, Canada; Corporacion Alivari, Caracas, Venezuela; and Wilhelmina Martin, Port Moody, British Colombia. No government accounts involved.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot numbers 01H0161 through 01H2668
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K000421"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KGO
- Firm FEI
- 3002970705
- Firm city
- Norcross
- Firm state
- GA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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