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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published March 4, 2021

Regard Cardiovascular Kit Recall: Slits Risk Sterile Barrier Breach

ROi CPS recalls Regard cardiovascular procedure kits with potential slits in drapes that could breach sterile barriers during use. Affected kits have lot number 75818I and expire 05/18/2021.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1376-2021Medical deviceROi CPS ›
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Recalling firmROi CPS LLC3000 E Sawyer Rd · Republic, MO 65738-2758
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ROi CPS is recalling Regard custom cardiovascular procedure kits that may have slits in the drapes. These slits could allow fluid to leak from the basin into warming equipment, breaking the sterile barrier during medical procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63163-regard-cardiovascular-kit-recall-slits-risk-sterile-barrier-breach.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63163-regard-cardiovascular-kit-recall-slits-risk-sterile-barrier-breach · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1376-2021

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“Regard Cardiovascular Kit Recall: Slits Risk Sterile Barrier Breach.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63163-regard-cardiovascular-kit-recall-slits-risk-sterile-barrier-breach. Based on FDA recall #Z-1376-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1376-2021%22&limit=1).

ROi CPS LLC recalled Regard custom cardiovascular procedure kits due to potential sterile barrier breaches, the FDA said on March 4, 2021. The agency issued a Class II recall for items with slits in drapes that could compromise sterility.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: ROi CPS
  • Product: Regard, Item Number 830067009
  • Lot number: 75818I
  • Expiration Date: 05/18/2021

The hazard

ROi CPS LLC stated that drapes in select Regard customer procedure trays may have slits. These defects could lead to a breach in the sterile barrier between fluid in the basin and slush or warming equipment.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show ROi CPS LLC has issued 27 other recalls since Jan. 3, 2020. Recent brand recalls include a Dec. 26, 2024, newborn kit recall for ineffective ventilation risks and a June 17, 2024, Regard kit recall for pin holes in sterile packaging. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medtronic's April 21, 2026, DLP Retrograde Cannula recall and Bard Peripheral Vascular's Dec. 12, 2025, Broviac Cutdown Trays recall.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for lot number 75818I on the Regard kit packaging. The kit expires May 18, 2021. This recall applies to kits sold before the expiration date.

  • Brand
    ROi CPS
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Kit Lot Number

    Look for lot number 75818I on the Regard kit packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

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

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 41 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Mar 4, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Apr 8, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Apr 14, 202132021
  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-1376-2021 (March 4, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1376-2021 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.
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