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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 17, 2017

Cypress Medical Products Skin Staple Remover Kit Recall: Iodine Assay Issue

Cypress Medical Products recalls 241-McKesson Premium Skin Staple Remover Kit and related items due to iodine assay levels not meeting 36-month expiration requirements. Consumers should contact the manufacturer for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0932-2018Medical deviceCypress Medical Products ›
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Recalling firmCypress Medical Products LLC9954 Mayland Dr Ste 4000 · Richmond, VA 23233-1464
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Cypress Medical Products is recalling certain skin staple remover kits because they don't meet iodine assay standards needed for safe 36-month expiration dating. This means the products could expire before the intended use period, potentially affecting medical safety. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/72526-cypress-medical-products-skin-staple-remover-kit-recall-iodine-assay.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/72526-cypress-medical-products-skin-staple-remover-kit-recall-iodine-assay · Updated September 1, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0932-2018

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“Cypress Medical Products Skin Staple Remover Kit Recall: Iodine Assay Issue.” GovInfoNow, updated September 1, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72526-cypress-medical-products-skin-staple-remover-kit-recall-iodine-assay. Based on FDA recall #Z-0932-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0932-2018%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on 2017-11-17 that Cypress Medical Products LLC voluntarily recalled specific McKesson and Cypress skin staple remover kits due to failing iodine assay level requirements for their expiration dating. The agency issued recall number Z-0932-2018 for the Class II device.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Cypress Medical Products
  • Product: 241-McKesson Premium Skin Staple Remover Kit, Item #100123
  • Product: McKesson I.V. Start Kit, Item #100124
  • Product: 100124-McKesson Suture Removal Kit
  • Product: 82-15 Cypress Medical Products Skin Staple Remover Kit
  • McKesson Items: 241, 100123, 100124
  • Cypress Item: 82-15

The hazard

The recalled products do not meet the iodine assay level requirements necessary to support a 36-month expiration dating. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Cypress Medical Products LLC has had 7 other recalls on record since 2018-07-02. Recent brand recalls include the 2024-08-20 BinaxNOW Strep A Test Kit Recall for license purchase errors and the 2024-08-06 recall of 60mL syringes lacking FDA clearance. Other recent recalls of similar products include Cook Medical Blue Rhino G2 Tracheostomy Tray Recall (2026-03-05) and Cook Medical Spectrum Central Venous Tray Recall (2026-03-05).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the product names: 241-McKesson Premium Skin Staple Remover Kit (Item #100123), McKesson I.V. Start Kit (Item #100124), or Cypress Skin Staple Remover Kit (Item #82-15). These were sold through McKesson.

  • Brand
    Cypress Medical Products
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Contact Manufacturer

    Reach out to Cypress Medical Products for specific instructions on handling the recalled items.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 13 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US Distribution to states of: CO, FL, GA, KY, MI, MO, NC, NH, OH, TN, TX, WA, AND WI.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.4 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 17, 201712. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 8, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 14, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Apr 8, 2020420172020
  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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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-0932-2018 (November 17, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0932-2018 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 1, 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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