Quality & Patient Safety
AHA released a statement on the surgical gowns and packs impacted by the Cardinal Health recall.
Cardinal Health has placed a hold on certain lots of its bulk surgical gowns, as well as surgical procedure packs containing the gowns, while it works with the Food and Drug Administration to address a manufacturing quality issue, the company said in a letter today to customers. The company said it…
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. View AHA and other…
Cardinal Health customers may contact their sales representative to obtain lot numbers for surgical gowns and procedure packs affected by a quality issue at a contract manufacturing facility. The issue seems to affect about 25%-30% of the company’s AAMI Level 3 surgical gowns.
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