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Ansell Healthcare Products LLC: Ansell, Derma Prene Ultra, Powder-Free, Smooth Surgical Gloves, REF 8518, Size 9, 4 boxes of 50, Sterile, Distributed by Ansell Healthcare, 1635 Industrial Road, Dothan, AL, 36303, USA, Made in Sri Lanka. The device is made of synthetic rubber and is intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination and for use in handling chemotherapy drugs.
- Recall number
- Z-1589-2009
- Recalling firm
- Ansell Healthcare Products LLC
- Product
- Ansell, Derma Prene Ultra, Powder-Free, Smooth Surgical Gloves, REF 8518, Size 9, 4 boxes of 50, Sterile, Distributed by Ansell Healthcare, 1635 Industrial Road, Dothan, AL, 36303, USA, Made in Sri Lanka. The device is made of synthetic rubber and is intended to be worn by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination and for use in handling chemotherapy drugs.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-05-01
- Posted
- 2009-07-24
- Terminated
- 2010-04-12
- Reason
- Premature degradation which could result in tearing during use.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- The firm initiated the recall on May 1, 2009 by letter to Health Canada and by letter dated May 4, 2009 to its US and Canadian consignees. The letters described the affected product, issue and actions for customers. The recall was extended to the hospital and clinic level requesting that the product be returned. Direct questions to your Ansell Healthcare Products LLC representative.
- Quantity
- 560,000 total units--all lots.
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: 0811017405.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K984558"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KGO
- Firm FEI
- 1019632
- Firm city
- Dothan
- Firm state
- AL
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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