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Unrated Medical device recall · FDA · Published March 21, 2022

Prevantics Swabs in Aligned Medical Solutions Kits: Drug Recall Due to Manufacturing

Aligned Medical Solutions convenience kits containing Prevantics swabs or swabsticks are recalled due to uncertainty in drug manufacturing validation. Affected kits have specific AMS pack numbers and production dates.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1101-2022Medical deviceWindstone Medical Packaging ›
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Recalling firmWindstone Medical Packaging, Inc.1602 4th Ave N · Billings, MT 59101-1521
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What happened, in plain English

Aligned Medical Solutions convenience kits containing Prevantics swabs or swabsticks are being recalled because the drug products inside may not have been properly validated during manufacturing. This could affect the safety and effectiveness of the medical products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60917-prevantics-swabs-in-aligned-medical-solutions-kits-drug-recall-due.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/60917-prevantics-swabs-in-aligned-medical-solutions-kits-drug-recall-due · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1101-2022

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“Prevantics Swabs in Aligned Medical Solutions Kits: Drug Recall Due to Manufacturing.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60917-prevantics-swabs-in-aligned-medical-solutions-kits-drug-recall-due. Based on FDA recall #Z-1101-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1101-2022%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The recall is based on uncertainty about whether the test methods used to manufacture the drug products were adequate. This could mean the products might not work as intended or could be unsafe for medical use.

Who’s affected

Patients and healthcare providers who use these kits for medical procedures are likely affected. Those using the kits for critical procedures may be at higher risk due to potential product safety concerns.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the Aligned Medical Solutions convenience kits for specific AMS pack numbers listed in the recall notice. The kits include names like Ports Cath Pack, Minor Procedure Pack, and others with corresponding AMS numbers and production date ranges.

  • Brand
    Windstone Medical Packaging
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Kit Details

    Identify the AMS pack number and production date range on your kit to confirm if it's affected by this recall.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 4 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: 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: yesPANew 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: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US: PA, WA, FL, GA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Washington.

Recall timeline

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

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 21, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: May 17, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 25, 202232022
  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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Where this comes from

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-1101-2022 (March 21, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1101-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
  • GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official FDA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.
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