FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Sterile Surgical Systems Llc: Sterilized gowns and towels. MULTI-GOWN PACK: MAJOR - contains 2 operating room towels, 1 each extra large double-ply scrub nurse gown/towel, 1 each extra large gortex surgeons gown/towel, 2 30'' re-usable wrappers, 1 24'' re-usable wrappers Surgical gown packs, inside double wrappers, for use in surgery and operating rooms. Packs include gowns and towels. Packages are labeled ''STERILE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, LLC ** Tumwater, Washington ** Catalog # ** Quantity ** MFG Date ** Order No. ** Contents ** Contents of the unopened, undamaged package are sterile. Do not resterilize***.
- Recall number
- Z-0443-03
- Recalling firm
- Sterile Surgical Systems Llc
- Product
- Sterilized gowns and towels. MULTI-GOWN PACK: MAJOR - contains 2 operating room towels, 1 each extra large double-ply scrub nurse gown/towel, 1 each extra large gortex surgeons gown/towel, 2 30'' re-usable wrappers, 1 24'' re-usable wrappers Surgical gown packs, inside double wrappers, for use in surgery and operating rooms. Packs include gowns and towels. Packages are labeled ''STERILE SURGICAL SYSTEMS, LLC ** Tumwater, Washington ** Catalog # ** Quantity ** MFG Date ** Order No. ** Contents ** Contents of the unopened, undamaged package are sterile. Do not resterilize***.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2002-06-04
- Posted
- 2003-01-14
- Terminated
- 2003-01-30
- Reason
- An indicator inside the package did not change to indicate gowns were sterilized.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- The firm telephoned it's two customers on 6/4/02 and offered to have product returned or provide documentation that the sterlizing indicators were defective, and theoretically the gown packs were sterilized.
- Quantity
- 98 packs
- Distribution
- The firm distributed to two hospitals located in the greater Seattle, WA area.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- MFG Dates: 5/24/02, 5/28/02, 5/29/02, 5/30/02, 5/31/02, 6/3/02
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FYA
- Firm FEI
- 1000307344
- Firm city
- Tumwater
- Firm state
- WA
- 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
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- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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