FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation: MicroCool Breathable Impervious Surgical Gown, (Large and X-Large), Sterile, Made in Honduras. The Kimberly Clark Micro COOL Surgical Gowns are sterile single use surgical apparel intended to be worn by heathcare professionals to help protect the patient and the healthcare worker from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate matter.
- Recall number
- Z-2017-2012
- Recalling firm
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Product
- MicroCool Breathable Impervious Surgical Gown, (Large and X-Large), Sterile, Made in Honduras. The Kimberly Clark Micro COOL Surgical Gowns are sterile single use surgical apparel intended to be worn by heathcare professionals to help protect the patient and the healthcare worker from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate matter.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-09-17
- Posted
- 2012-07-16
- Terminated
- 2012-07-19
- Reason
- Complaints were received of gowns pilling or balling, linting and abrades, blood strikethrough and fibers falling off the gowns.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- Kimberly Clark sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated September 17, 2009. to all affected consignees. The Recall notification of the expanded recall was sent to consignees on November 17, 2009. Customers were instructed to destroy all affected product remaining in their inventory. For questions regarding this recall call 770-587-7400.
- Quantity
- 79,941 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution including AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, and VA
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Product Code: 92340 (Large), Lot #AH9103, AH9110, AH9139, AH9140, AG9154, AH9155 and AH9160; Product Code: 92342 (X-Large), Lot #AH9116, AH9142, AH9143, AH9145, AH9150, AH9151, AH9155, AH9157, AH9159, AH9160, AH9166, AH9168 and AH9076. Customers were notified to include Lot range AH9076xxx to AH9175xxx. On November 17, 2009 the recall was expanded to include the following: Product number 92340 (Large), Lot numbers: AH9072, AH9073, AH9074, AH9103, AH9140 and AH9146; Product number: 92342 (X-Large), Lot numbers: AH9073, AH9074, AH9112, AH9158, AH9160, AH9163, AH9165, AH9167 and AH9168; Product number: 92344 (XX-Large), Lot numbers: AH9074, AH9139, AH9152, AH9153, and AH9155; Product number: 92353 (X-Large Specialty), Lot numbers: AH9143, AH9146 and AH9160 and Product number: 92357 (XX-Large Specialty), Lot number range AH9072xxx to AH9175xxx.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K091357"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FYA
- Firm FEI
- 1000015879
- Firm city
- Roswell
- Firm state
- GA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- 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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