Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published June 10, 2026
Medline Recalls Knee Surgery Kits Due to Sterility Risk
Medline recalls knee surgery kits with Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas that may cause sterility breaches, requiring replacement to prevent infection risks during surgery.
Kits contain Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas, which were recalled due to seal nonconformities which present risk of sterility breach. Health consequences from use of product include clinically insignificant extension of surgery to find another readily available device.
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📍Recalling firmMedline Industries, LP3 Lakes Dr · Northfield, IL 60093-2753
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Medline is recalling knee surgery kits that include Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas because of seal issues that could lead to sterility breaches. This risk means the kits might need to be replaced to avoid infection during surgery. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49024-medline-recalls-knee-surgery-kits-due-to-sterility-risk.
“Medline Recalls Knee Surgery Kits Due to Sterility Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 10, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49024-medline-recalls-knee-surgery-kits-due-to-sterility-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-2736-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2736-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on June 10, 2026, that Medline Industries, LP is recalling Medline Kits containing Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas due to seal nonconformities risking sterility breach. Owners should contact the company for a remedy.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Medline
Product: TOTAL KNEE PACK DYNJT6267
UDI-DI: 10198459538827
Kit Lots: 26DMB644, 26CMC467
Quantity: 163 kits
Distribution: US Nationwide in CA and UT
The hazard
The kits contain Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas with seal nonconformities that present a risk of sterility breach. Health consequences from use include clinically insignificant extension of surgery to find another readily available device.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries, LP has had 68 other recalls since July 31, 2025. Recent Medline recalls include a Basic Homecare Beds recall on August 14, 2026, for potential fire hazards, and a Convenience Kits recall on August 11, 2026, for fungal contamination risk. Other recent recalls of similar products include Arrow Medical Kits Recall (April 21, 2026), Medical Action Industries Epidural Kits Recall (July 23, 2026), and Arrow PSI Kits Recall (April 21, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Medline kits labeled 'TOTAL KNEE PACK DYNJT6267' with UDI-DI 10198459538827 and kit lots 26DMB644 or 26CMC467. These kits were sold with Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas.
Brand
Medline
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA and UT.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Z-2736-2026
Medline Kits containing Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas TOTAL KNEE PACK DYNJT6267; UDI-DI 10198459538827 Kit Lots 26DMB644 26CMC467
Z-2737-2026
Medline Kits containing Zimmer Biomet mixing bowls and spatulas TOTAL KNEE PACK-LF DYNJ61651J; UDI-DI 10195327388447 Kit Lot 26DME172
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Kit Details
Verify the kit label for 'TOTAL KNEE PACK DYNJT6267' and UDI-DI 10198459538827 with lots 26DMB644 or 26CMC467.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 2 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of CA and UT.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: California, Utah.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 42 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2736-2026 (June 10, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2736-2026 to see it in context.
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