Exact FDA event identifier

Event 80147

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: December 11, 2017
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Medical Action Industries Inc

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Medical Action Industries Inc. Blue OR Towel Non X-Ray Detectable (6 Towels per Pack) / product # AVID266 Sterile This OR towel product is intended for external use only. These towels are intended to be used as absorbent towels for hand drying, cleanup, and to provide increased absorbency of blood and bodily fluids. There are no instruction catalogues or manuals included with the product as these are intended to be used in accordance with hospital protocol.

Z-2043-2018

Recall number: Z-2043-2018
Initiated: December 11, 2017
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Medical Action Industries Inc
Quantity: 31,440 Towels

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Product sterility potentially compromised.

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Reason for recall

Product sterility potentially compromised.

Code information

Item Code #AVID266, Lot No. 231479, Exp. Date 08/31/2021 and Item Code #AVID266, Lot No. 232564, Exp. Date 11/06/2021.

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to the states of : CO, KS, MN, NY, RI, TX, and WA and Internationally to Canada