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Recall of Esteem Blue with Neu Thera Surgeons Glove, size 7

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Cardinal Health.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    52027
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1448-2009
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-04-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2009-06-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-05-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=81968
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Surgeon's Gloves - Product Code KGO
  • Reason
    Increase in the number of customer complaints due to cuff tears.
  • Action
    Urgent: Product Recall letters dated 4/24/09 were sent to the direct accounts on 4/24/09 via UPS 2-day mail, to the attention of the Director of Materials Management. The accounts were informed of the increased complaints of cuff tears, and were instructed to stop using them and destroy them. The letter included a list of gloves that could be substituted for the recalled gloves. The accounts were requested to call the appropriate customer service group to arrange for credit for the destroyed product, and to complete and return by fax the enclosed acknowledgement form, indicating the number of gloves destroyed.

Device

Esteem Blue with Neu Thera Surgeons Glove, size 7
  • Model / Serial
    lot numbers TS0409472 through TS09020495.
  • Product Classification
    General Hospital and Personal Use Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.
  • Product Description
    Esteem Blue with Neu Thera Surgeons Glove; a sterile, single use powder-free synthetic polyisoprene surgical glove, latex-free, used as an underglove when double-gloving; 1 pair of gloves per sterile pouch, 200 pairs per case; REF2D73PB70 - size 7; Cardinal Health, McGaw Park, IL 60085 USA, Made in Thailand. || To be worn as an under glove by operating room personnel to protect a surgical wound from contamination in environments within the hospital and other healthcare facilities. The gloves are appropriate for using during invasive as well as non-invasive medical procedures requiring sterility. The Esteem Blue with Neu Thera surgeons glove is worn as an under glove, in conjunction with a primary surgical glove where the primary surgical glove comes into direct contact with the surgical wound.
  • Manufacturer
    Cardinal Health

Manufacturer

Cardinal Health
  • Manufacturer Address
    Cardinal Health, 1430 Waukegan Rd, Mc Gaw Park IL 60085-6726
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Cardinal Health
  • Source
    USFDA