Z-2976-2018Class II

Art-Line Surgery Pack-LF, STERILE, 40 packs each per case

Name: Z-2976-2018 Art-Line Surgery Pack-LF, STERILE, 40 packs each per case
Creator: Medline Industries, Inc.
Published: 2017-04-12
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield / initiated 2017-04-12 / Terminated / root cause: labeling and UDI

FDA source

Medline Industries, Inc. began a recall of Art-Line Surgery Pack-LF, STERILE, 40 packs each per case on 2017-04-12. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Multiple surgical packs were assembled with a non-sterile CHG disk labeled as BIOPATCH" (kit component #52655) attached to the outside of the sterile pack. This may pose potential risk of infection. However, the kits...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as labeling and UDI.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2976-2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2017-04-12
Posted: 2018-09-06
Terminated: 2019-08-05
Recalling firm: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Product: Art-Line Surgery Pack-LF, STERILE, 40 packs each per case.
Product code: N/A
Reason for recall: Multiple surgical packs were assembled with a non-sterile CHG disk labeled as BIOPATCH" (kit component #52655) attached to the outside of the sterile pack. This may pose potential risk of infection. However, the kits have been in distribution since March 2016. Many of these kits have been used with no reported infections or adverse patient events. In addition, the BIOPATCH is impregnated with CHG, a well-known antiseptic agent with broad-spectrum anti-microbial and antifungal activity.
Root cause tag: labeling and UDI
FDA root cause: Under Investigation by firm
Action: Firm contacted customers via phone and letter beginning April 12, 2017. Customers were instructed to remove the Ethicon BioPatch Protective Disk with CHG from the kit(s) and return it to the firm. The firm would provide a sterile replacement BioPatch. Affected product will be destroyed.
Quantity in commerce: 3,000 kits
Distribution: CA, NM
Product codes and lots: Item number: DYNJ0165296D. Lots: 16CK2326; 16DK0985; 16DK2816; 16GK2433; 16IK0634; 16KK0117; 17AK1788; 17BK2514

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2976-2018
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-2976-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-09-12	2018-09-06
Z-2977-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-09-12	2018-09-06
Z-2978-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-09-12	2018-09-06
Z-2979-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-09-12	2018-09-06
Z-2980-2018	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2018-09-12	2018-09-06

Product code N/A

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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About this record

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Data as of 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)