Cardinal Health recalls surgical gowns due to quality issue

Cardinal Health has notified customers of an urgent medical device recall related to specific production lots of single-sterile and bulk non-sterile Cardinal Non-Reinforced Surgical Gowns, Cardinal Fabric-Reinforced Surgical Gowns and RoyalSilk Non-Reinforced Surgical Gowns. Cardinal Health Presource Kits are not part of this recall, but kits containing affected gowns should remain segregated from other supplies and not used.

AHA Communications

Special Bulletin: AHA Members-only Call Feb. 5 with Cardinal Health to Discuss Surgical Gown Recall (Feb: 3, 2020)
AHA News: Cardinal Health initiates recall, correction of surgical procedure packs (Jan. 30, 2020)
Quality Advisory: Cardinal Health Recalls Certain Surgical Gowns (Jan. 22, 2020)
Cardinal Health testing surgical gowns, packs affected by impending recall (Jan. 17, 2020)
AHA statement on certain Cardinal Health surgical gowns and packs (Jan. 17, 2020)
Update on surgical gowns, packs impacted by Cardinal Health recall (Jan. 16, 2020)
Cardinal Health Intends to Recall Surgical Gowns, Packs Due to Quality Issue (Jan. 15, 2020)

Other Resources

Coordination Call - Cardinal Health Surgical Gown Recall - Meeting Summary (Jan. 17, 2020)
Coordination Call - Cardinal Health Surgical Gown Recall - Meeting Summary (Jan. 16, 2020)
FDA statement on quality issues with certain Cardinal Health surgical gowns and packs (Jan. 16, 2020)
Letter from Cardinal Health concerning surgical gowns (Jan. 15, 2020)

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