FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Medline Industries Inc: MEDLINE O.R. Necessities(R) STERILE R, Needle Counter/Compte-aiguiles/Caja de agujas, Gold Standard/Standard Or/Oro y Estander, 40 Ct. Foam Block / Magnet with Blade Remover, Coussinet en mousse pour 40 aiguilles /Magnetise avec quitte-lame Or, 40 Ct Bloque de espuma / Iman Con extractor de hoja - Oro, REF NC40FBRGS 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-1936-2018
- Recalling firm
- Medline Industries Inc
- Product
- MEDLINE O.R. Necessities(R) STERILE R, Needle Counter/Compte-aiguiles/Caja de agujas, Gold Standard/Standard Or/Oro y Estander, 40 Ct. Foam Block / Magnet with Blade Remover, Coussinet en mousse pour 40 aiguilles /Magnetise avec quitte-lame Or, 40 Ct Bloque de espuma / Iman Con extractor de hoja - Oro, REF NC40FBRGS 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
- 2600 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: 67016114502 67016124502 67017014501 67017024502 67017064502 67017064503 67017074501 67017074502 67017084502 67017084503 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
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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