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Medline CDS984543B Sterile Pack Recall: Risk of Contaminated Medical Devices

Medline recalls CDS984543B sterile packs due to incomplete sterilization. These packs may contain contaminants, risking infection during medical procedures. Affected units have specific lot and expiration dates.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1358-2020Medical deviceMedline ›
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Recalling firmMedline Industries IncThree Lakes Drive · Northfield, IL 60093
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Medline is recalling certain sterile medical packs because they weren't fully sterilized. Using these packs could lead to infections during surgeries or medical treatments. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/65964-medline-cds984543b-sterile-pack-recall-risk-of-contaminated-medical-devices.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/65964-medline-cds984543b-sterile-pack-recall-risk-of-contaminated-medical-devices · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1358-2020

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“Medline CDS984543B Sterile Pack Recall: Risk of Contaminated Medical Devices.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/65964-medline-cds984543b-sterile-pack-recall-risk-of-contaminated-medical-devices. Based on FDA recall #Z-1358-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1358-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Jan. 21, 2020, that Medline Industries Inc voluntarily recalled its ROBOTIC-LF Complete Delivery System due to potential sterility failures. The agency issued recall number Z-1358-2020 for the affected medical device.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Medline
  • Product: ROBOTIC-LF REF CDS984543B
  • Lot code: 20AKA927
  • Expiration date: 2020-09-30
  • GTIN/UPC: (01)10888277056350 / 10888277056350

The hazard

The sterile pack inside the Complete Delivery System did not go through a complete sterilization cycle, so sterility cannot be guaranteed. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medline Industries Inc has had 48 other recalls on record since Sept. 25, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Jan. 7, 2026, Convenience Kits recall for contaminated sterile product risk and the June 12, 2026, Convenience Kits recall for sterile packaging breach.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model CDS984543B, lot number 20AKA927, and expiration date 2020-09-30 on the packaging. The GTIN number is 0110888277056350.

  • Brand
    Medline
  • Product
    Medline ROBOTIC-LF REF CDS984543B Lot 20AKA927 Expiration 2020-09-30 GTIN (01)10888277056350
  • 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 II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    California only. No governmental, Canadian or Mexican consignees. TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL 3105 LOMITA BLVD TORRANCE CA 905055108 HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1 HOAG DR NEWPORT BEACH CA 926634162 OWENS/MINORVMI TEM (65) 5125 ONTARIO MILLS PKWY ONTARIO CA 917645103
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-1357-2020Medline HOI LUMBAR REF DYNJ902823G Lot 20AKA895 Expiration 2021-05-31 1 each GTIN (01)10193489219180; REF DYNJ902823G Lot 20AKA895 Expiration 2021-05-31 1 each GTIN (01)10193489219180
Z-1358-2020Medline ROBOTIC-LF REF CDS984543B Lot 20AKA927 Expiration 2020-09-30 GTIN (01)10888277056350; REF CDS984543B Lot 20AKA927 Expiration 2020-09-30 GTIN (01)10888277056350
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for the model CDS984543B, lot number 20AKA927, and expiration date 2020-09-30 on the packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in California.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: 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: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: 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: “California only. No governmental, Canadian or Mexican consignees. TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL 3105 LOMITA BLVD TORRANCE CA 905055108 HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1 HOAG DR NEWPORT BEACH CA 926634162 OWENS/MINORVMI TEM (65) 5125 ONTARIO MILLS…” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 3 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 21, 202012. FDA classified it Class II: Feb 25, 202023. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 4, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Jan 12, 2023420202023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Is there a risk of serious injury from this product?

The recall indicates a risk of infection during medical procedures, not direct injury.

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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-1358-2020 (January 21, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1358-2020 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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