FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medline Industries Inc: MEDLINE Sterile* Needle Counter, 40Ct. Foam Block / Magnet, reorder: DYNJNC40F Product Usage: A needle counter is intended to be used safely and easily accounting for used, disposable surgical sharps during a surgical procedure. The product does not come in contact with the surgical site or the patient.
- Recall number
- Z-1933-2018
- Recalling firm
- Medline Industries Inc
- Product
- MEDLINE Sterile* Needle Counter, 40Ct. Foam Block / Magnet, reorder: DYNJNC40F Product Usage: A needle counter is intended to be used safely and easily accounting for used, disposable surgical sharps during a surgical procedure. The product does not come in contact with the surgical site or the patient.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-04-24
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2020-08-04
- Reason
- The product packaging seal has the potential to experience seal creep. This may result in gaps to be created in the seals of the packaging and may impact the sterility of the Needle Counters.
- Root cause
- Package design/selection
- Action
- Medline sent an Urgent Recall letter dated April 24, 2018. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customer were instructed to check inventory, quarantine all affected product and return completed enclosed response form. Those consignees who further distributed the product were directed to notify their customers. For question contact 866-359-1704.
- Quantity
- 220608 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Canada, Saudi Arabia, Cayman Island, and United Arab Emirates
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: 67016114501 67016114502 67016114503 67016124502 67016124503 67016124504 67017014501 67017024501 67017024502 67017024503 67017024504 67017034501 67017034503 67017044503 67017044504 67017044505 67017054501 67017054502 67017054503 67017054504 67017064501 67017064502 67017064503 67017064504 67017074501 67017074502 67017084501 67017084502 67017104501
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GAB
- Firm FEI
- 1417592
- Firm city
- Northfield
- Firm state
- IL
- 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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- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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