Cardinal Health initiates recall, correction of surgical procedure packs
Cardinal Health, in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration, today announced a recall of 2.5 million procedure packs manufactured between September 2018 and January 2020 that contain surgical gowns recalled last week. The company said it also will correct another 374,794 procedure packs with components separated from a recalled gown by inner sealed packaging or other packs within the sterilization pouch. The procedure packs were previously on hold. Cardinal said customers will receive detailed instructions for handling the affected procedure packs on or around Feb. 3. For the latest updates on the issue, visit www.cardinalhealth.com and www.aha.org.
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