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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published May 2, 2022

Clean Catch Urine Kit Recall: Improper Assembly Risk

American Contract Systems recalls Clean Catch Urine Kit NS 178489, AHMU58A due to potential improper assembly by untrained individuals. Affected lots include 891211, 737211, 699211, 986221.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1276-2022Medical deviceAmerican Contract Systems ›
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Recalling firmAmerican Contract Systems, Inc.2610 Ne Industrial Dr Ste 220 · Kansas City, MO 64117-2648
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

American Contract Systems is recalling Clean Catch Urine Kits with specific model numbers because they were assembled by people who might not have been properly trained. This could lead to improper use of the kit, though the recall doesn't mention specific injuries or hazards beyond assembly issues. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60741-clean-catch-urine-kit-recall-improper-assembly-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/60741-clean-catch-urine-kit-recall-improper-assembly-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1276-2022

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“Clean Catch Urine Kit Recall: Improper Assembly Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60741-clean-catch-urine-kit-recall-improper-assembly-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1276-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1276-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on May 2, 2022, that American Contract Systems Inc. is recalling Clean Catch Urine Kits NS 178489 and AHMU58A due to potential assembly errors by untrained individuals. The agency classified the recall as Class I.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: American Contract Systems
  • Product: Clean Catch Urine Kit NS 178489, AHMU58A
  • UDI-DI: 00191072120557
  • Lots: 891211, 737211, 699211, 986221
  • Quantity: 274,400 kits
  • Distribution: Minnesota

The hazard

According to the FDA, affected products were assembled off-site by individuals who may not have been properly trained. The agency classified the recall as Class I.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show American Contract Systems Inc. has had 21 other recalls on record since November 21, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medical Convenience Kits with Contaminated Wipes Risk Infection (August 10, 2026), American Contract Systems Convenience Kit Recall: Catheters May Not Meet Performance Specs (June 29, 2026), and American Contract Systems Medical Kits Recall: Endotoxin Variability Risk (May 19, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits Recall: Contaminated Components Risk (July 10, 2026), Stryker FluidSmart Urology Tube Set Recall: Nonconforming Products Distributed (April 9, 2026), and Medline convenience kits recalled for potential contamination (July 10, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number NS 178489, AHMU58A on the kit. Affected lots include 891211, 737211, 699211, and 986221. The kit may have a unique identifier (UDI-DI) starting with 00191072120557.

  • Brand
    American Contract Systems
  • 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 I
  • Status
    Ongoing
  • Distribution
    US distribution in the state of Minnesota.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-1276-2022Clean Catch Urine Kit NS 178489, AHMU58A; UDI-DI: 00191072120557 Lots 891211, 737211, 699211, 986221
Z-1277-2022Nasopharyngeal sample collection tray for COVID-19 testing, labeled as COVID TEST KIT NONSTERILE 184312, AHCV18A; UDI-DI: 00191072121233 Lots: 721211, 672211, 657211, 994221, 980221, 974221
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Kit Details

    Look for the model number NS 178489, AHMU58A and lot numbers 891211, 737211, 699211, or 986221 on the kit.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Minnesota.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “US distribution in the state of Minnesota.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Minnesota.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 2 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: May 2, 202212. FDA classified it Class I: Jul 1, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jul 13, 202232022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  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-1276-2022 (May 2, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1276-2022 to see it in context.
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