Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published October 12, 2022
Medical Action Industries Port Access Kit Recalled: Incorrect Labeling
Medical Action Industries recalls Port Access Kits with incorrect IV Start Kit labeling. This labeling error may cause confusion in medical use. Affected kits have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.
“Medical Action Industries Port Access Kit Recalled: Incorrect Labeling.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/59921-medical-action-industries-port-access-kit-recalled-incorrect-labeling. Based on FDA recall #Z-0464-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0464-2023%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Oct. 12, 2022, that Medical Action Industries Inc. is recalling Port Access Kits because they were incorrectly labeled as IV Start Kits on the kit label. The agency issued recall number Z-0464-2023 for the voluntary Class II recall.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Medical Action Industries
Product: Port Access Kit, REF #76511B (on case label), sterile
Product: IV Start Kit, REF #78019 (on kit label), sterile
Lot code: 294281, exp. 9/28/2023, UDI #1080916018095
Lot code: 294589, exp. 12/20/2024, UDI #20809160195991
Quantity: 24 cases (480 kits)
Distribution: MN
The hazard
According to the FDA, the Port Access Kits were incorrectly labeled as IV Start Kits on the kit label. The case label was correctly labeled as Port Access Kits.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 has 14 other recalls on record since 2019-12-02. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medical Action Industries Blood Culture Kits Risk Localized Infection Due to Packaging Seal (2026-07-23), Medical Action Industries Epidural Pain Kit Recall: Potentially Compromised Sterility Risk (2026-07-23), and Medical Action Industries Dialysis Change Tray Clear Sequence: Silicone Seal Risk (2026-05-21). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Medical Procedure Kits Recall: Catheter Issues (2026-05-04) and Medline TRACH TUBE KIT Recall: Labeling Discrepancy Hazard (2026-07-10).
How to tell if you have this one
Check the case label for lot number 294281 (exp. 9/28/2023) or lot number 294589 (exp. 12/20/2024). The kits are sterile and labeled as either Port Access Kits or IV Start Kits.
Brand
Medical Action Industries
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Label
Look for the case label with lot number 294281 (exp. 9/28/2023) or lot number 294589 (exp. 12/20/2024).
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Minnesota.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distribution was made to MN. There was no foreign/government/military distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Minnesota.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.5 years after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0464-2023 (October 12, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0464-2023 to see it in context.
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