Z-2979-2018Class II

Cardiac Insulation Pad, OPEN HEART CDS

Name: Z-2979-2018 Cardiac Insulation Pad, OPEN HEART CDS
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: sterility

FDA source

Medline Industries, Inc. began a recall of Cardiac Insulation Pad, OPEN HEART CDS on 2017-04-12. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Complete delivery System (CDS) # CDS984746C was assembled using a non-sterile cardiac insulation pad, Medline component number 32369. The non-sterile component (32369) was placed within the non-sterile portion of the...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as sterility.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2979-2018
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2017-04-12
Posted: 2018-09-06
Terminated: 2019-08-05
Recalling firm: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield
Product: Cardiac Insulation Pad, OPEN HEART CDS
Product code: N/A
Reason for recall: Complete delivery System (CDS) # CDS984746C was assembled using a non-sterile cardiac insulation pad, Medline component number 32369. The non-sterile component (32369) was placed within the non-sterile portion of the CDS assembly. This component should have been placed inside the sterile portion of the pack where it would have subsequently been exposed to an ethylene oxide sterilization process. This component was not placed in the sterile portion of the pack and was not sterilized, resulting in the inadvertent release of this item in a non-sterile state. The contents of the sterile kit were properly sterilized and the remaining contents of the non-sterile subassembly had the appropriate sterility status based on their intended use.
Root cause tag: sterility
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: 77 kits
Distribution: CA, NM
Product codes and lots: Model: CDS984745C; Lots: 17GD0936, 17FD1655, 17ED3419, 17ED1482, 17ED0636, 17DD0666, 17DD0296, 17AD1912, 16LD3005, 16LD0059, 16JD3201, 16ID3179, 16HD1298, 16GD0779, 16FD3925, 16CD0303 and 16AD4032

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line

FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2979-2018
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

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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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)