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Windstone Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit Recall: Backflow Risk

Windstone Medical Packaging recalls Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit (AMS14994) due to potential backflow of medication between IV containers, risking contamination. Affected units include specific lot numbers.

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Recalling firmWindstone Medical Packaging, Inc.1602 4th Ave N · Billings, MT 59101-1521
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Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit (Part Number AMS149:994) because it can cause medication to flow backward between IV containers, potentially causing contamination. This is a serious risk for patients receiving IV treatments. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/49749-windstone-custom-convenience-kits-pre-op-kit-recall-backflow-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/49749-windstone-custom-convenience-kits-pre-op-kit-recall-backflow-risk · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1920-2026

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“Windstone Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit Recall: Backflow Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49749-windstone-custom-convenience-kits-pre-op-kit-recall-backflow-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1920-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1920-2026%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on March 11, 2026, that Windstone Medical Packaging is recalling Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit - NS (Part Number AMS14994) due to potential backflow of medication. The agency issued recall number Z-1920-2026 for the Class II device.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Windstone Medical Packaging
  • Product: Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit - NS
  • Part Number: AMS14994
  • Lot Numbers: 220039, 221423, 224226, 224793, 225009
  • Units affected: 380

The hazard

The recall was initiated because B Braun is issuing a voluntary Urgent Medical Device Correction for gravity IV administration sets and pump administration sets utilized with BBMI s Infusomat Space Large Volume Pump, Outlook Pump and Vista Basic Pump. The hazard involves the potential for backflow of medication from secondary (piggyback) IV containers into primary IV containers or other connections and the ability to prime (occlusion).

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Windstone Medical Packaging has 14 other recalls on record since October 24, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include B Braun Anesthesia IV Set Recall: Backflow Risk in IV Administration (October 29, 2025) and B Braun Medical IV Sets Recall: Risk of Medication Backflow (October 29, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the part number AMS14994 on the kit. Affected units have specific lot numbers: 220039, 221423, 224226, 224793, 225009.

  • Brand
    Windstone Medical Packaging
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 3 products

All 3 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 GA, OR, TN, and WA.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-1919-2026Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit - NS, Part Number AMS14433; UDI-DI: B098AMS144330; Lot Numbers: 204612 206723 210211 213641 216064 222060 224073 225012 236012 236910475 units
Z-1920-2026Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit - NS, Part Number AMS14994; UDI-DI: B098AMS149940; Lot Numbers: 220039 221423 224226 224793 225009380 units
Z-1921-2026Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit - NS, Part Number AMS14994A; UDI-DI: B098AMS14994A0; Lot Numbers: 224792 228566 230105 230853 234209520 units
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop Using It Now

    Immediately stop using the Custom Convenience Kits Pre Op Kit (Part Number AMS14994) if it has the listed lot numbers.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 4 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: named in the noticeWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: nationwideILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: nationwideNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: nationwideMAOregon: named in the noticeORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: nationwideOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: nationwideNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: nationwideCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: nationwideAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: named in the noticeTNNorth Carolina: nationwideNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: named in the noticeGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: nationwideTXFlorida: nationwideFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of GA, OR, TN, and WA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 49 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 11, 202612. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 22, 202623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 29, 202632026
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1920-2026 (March 11, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1920-2026 to see it in context.
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