Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 13, 2020

Medline Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF Kit: X-Ray Undetectable Sponge Risk

Medline recalls a surgical kit model DYNJ42667A with an x-ray undetectable sponge that could be missed during imaging. Affected kits have specific lot numbers expiring 11/30/2024.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0779-2021Medical device Medline ›

Lower-risk recall

The cylindrical sponge component is not x-ray detectable.

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Recalling firmMedline Industries Inc3 Lakes Dr · Northfield, IL 60093-2753

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Medline is recalling a surgical kit used in procedures like cardiac and abdominal surgeries because its sponge component isn't visible on x-rays. This could lead to the sponge being missed during imaging, potentially causing complications if it's left inside the body. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63916-medline-resect-intest-laparo-lf-kit-x-ray-undetectable-sponge.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63916-medline-resect-intest-laparo-lf-kit-x-ray-undetectable-sponge · Updated August 18, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0779-2021

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“Medline Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF Kit: X-Ray Undetectable Sponge Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63916-medline-resect-intest-laparo-lf-kit-x-ray-undetectable-sponge. Based on FDA recall #Z-0779-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0779-2021%22&limit=1).

Medline Industries Inc recalled Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF surgical kits due to non-x-ray detectable sponge components, according to the FDA on Nov. 13, 2020.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Medline
Product: Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF
Model: DYNJ42667A
Lots: 20GBA365, 20HBM367, 20IBC934
Expiration dates: 11/30/2024

The hazard

The cylindrical sponge component is not x-ray detectable.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries Inc has 48 other recalls on record since Sept. 25, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Chest Tube Kit Recall (July 21, 2022), Medline Hand Sanitizer Foam Recall (Nov. 8, 2021), and Medline Vascular Kit Recall (Oct. 27, 2021).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number DYNJ42667A on the kit. The affected lots are 20GBA365, 20HBM367, or 20IBC934, all expiring November 30, 2024.

Brand
Medline
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 5 products

All 5 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
Terminated
Distribution
Foreign distribution only - Canada.

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-0779-2021	Resect. Intest. Laparo-LF, Model DYNJ42667A - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.; Lot 20GBA365 (Expiration 11/30/2024), 20HBM367 (Expiration 11/30/2024), 20IBC934 (Expiration 11/30/2024)	88
Z-0780-2021	Simple Neck Dissection, Model DYNJ47481C - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.; Lot 20GBF988 (Expiration 06/30/2024); 20HBM404 (Expiration 06/30/2024); 20JBG876 (Expiration 09/30/2024)	90
Z-0781-2021	Thyroid Pack CKHA-LF, Model DYNJ50352B - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.; Lot 20HBM370 (Expiration 02/28/2025); 20IBB678 (Expiration 03/31/2025); 20KBP338 (Expiration Date: 05/31/2025 never distributed)	40
Z-0782-2021	Greffe Aorte-LF (product info is in French); Model DYNJ31877F - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.; Lot 20FBW645 (Expiration: 02/28/2022); Lot 20HBM397 (Expiration: 02/28/2022)	45
Z-0783-2021	Cardiac Pack - LF, Model DYNJ31903I - Product Usage: This is a type of convenience kit used in various surgeries including cardiac, abdominal, and neck surgeries.; Lot 20GBG768 (Expiration: 11/30/2021); 20HBO067 (Expiration: 02/28/2022); Lot 20IBC642 (Expiration 03/31/2022)	360

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Kit Lot Number
Look for the lot numbers 20GBA365, 20HBM367, or 20IBC934 on the kit packaging.

How this recall unfolded

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 11 months after the firm started it.

Nov 13, 2020Firm started the recall
Jan 7, 2021FDA classified it Class II
Jan 13, 2021Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Oct 26, 2021FDA terminated the recall

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-0779-2021 (November 13, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0779-2021 to see it in context.
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