CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 26 Nov 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Medline convenience kits labeled as: Head And Neck recalled
Medline Industries is recalling Medline convenience kits labeled as: Head And Neck, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 30 Sep 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0516-2026
- FDA event ID
- 97846
- Recalling firm
- Medline Industries, Northfield, IL
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 30 Sep 2025
- FDA classified
- 14 Nov 2025
- Reported
- 26 Nov 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Other Medical Devices
Timeline
| 30 Sep 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Classified by FDA | +45 days |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +12 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Medline Industries, LP is issuing a recall for specific item(s) and lot(s) of Medline Kits containing SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils. Stryker Instruments has expanded the scope of their recall of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils previously initiated in October 2024, adding an additional 47 lots to the scope of the recall. The initial recall was due to the potential for product to activate without manual input when plugged into a power source or remain active after buttons are released.
Product as listed by the FDA
MEDLINE convenience kits labeled as: 1) HEAD AND NECK, REF CDS984259O; 2) HEAD AND NECK, REF CDS984259P; 3) MINOR ENT HARPER PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0160700F; 4) MAJOR ENT HARPER PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0161710I; 5) THORACOTOMY HARPER PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0161795F; 6) MAJOR ENT MZ PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0429404O; 7) MAJOR ENT MB PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0429404P; 8) THYROID MOFF PACK-LF, REF DYNJ0429430S; 9) NASALPLASTY #61-RF, REF DYNJ27320V; 10) MIDDLE EAR PACK, REF DYNJ55235C; 11) HEAD AND NECK, REF DYNJ64235B; 12) NECK PACK SRM-LF, REF DYNJ65020C; 13) ACH HEAD & NECK PACK-LF, REF DYNJ67754B; 14) ENT HEAD NECK PACK, REF DYNJ68211B; 15) OSC ENT HEAD PACK, REF DYNJ68957B; 16) EAR UM-LF, REF DYNJ902331D; 17) HEAD&NECK, REF DYNJ906655G; 18) ENT-LF, REF DYNJ907577; 19) MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PPS, REF DYNJ9425991Q; 20) MINOR ENT # 56653-LF, REF DYNJVB91072A.
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide distribution.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Medline Industries, LP is issuing a recall for specific item(s) and lot(s) of Medline Kits containing SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils. Stryker Instruments has expanded the scope of their recall of SafeAir Smoke Evacuation Pencils previously initiated in October 2024, adding an additional 47 lots to the scope of the recall. The initial recall was due to the potential for product to activate without manual input when plugged into a power source or remain active after buttons are released.
Which lots are affected?
1) REF CDS984259O: UDI/DI 10195327297817 (each), 40195327297818 (case), Lot Numbers: 23FBR754, 23GBH766, 24ABP608, 24BBN514; 2) REF CDS984259P: UDI/DI 10195327647827 (each), 40195327647828 (case), Lot Numbers: 24DBQ755; 3) REF DYNJ0160700F: UDI/DI 10195327304294 (each), 40195327304295 (case), Lot Numbers: 23FDA156, 23GDA649; 4) REF DYNJ0161710I: UDI/DI 10195327375003 (each), 40195327375004 (case), Lot Numbers: 23EDB639, 23FDA196, 23GDA674; 5) REF DYNJ0161795F: UDI/DI 10195327375010 (each), 40195327375011 (case), Lot Numbers: 23FDA246, 23HDA365; 6) REF DYNJ0429404O: UDI/DI 10195327050092 (each), 40195327050093 (case), Lot Numbers: 23GMI073, 23JMC414, 23LMA073; 7) REF DYNJ0429404P: UDI/DI 10195327587581 (each), 40195327587582 (case), Lot Numbers: 23LMH745, 24BME178, 24DMF230; 8) REF DYNJ0429430S: UDI/DI 10195327689841 (each), 40195327689842 (case), Lot Numbers: 24LME516; 9) REF DYNJ27320V: UDI/DI 10195327104719 (each), 40195327104710 (case), Lot Numbers: 23GBT502, 24ABD023, 24ABX584, 24DBA020, 24DBU467, 24FBD739; 10) REF DYNJ55235C: UDI/DI 10195327412081 (each), 40195327412082 (case), Lot Numbers: 23GBN444, 23IBU467; 11) REF DYNJ64235B: UDI/DI 10193489382662 (each), 40193489382663 (case), Lot Numbers: 23FMB928; 12) REF DYNJ65020C: UDI/DI 10195327528218 (each), 40195327528219 (case), Lot Numbers: 23JMD840, 23LME135, 24FMH184; 13) REF DYNJ67754B: UDI/DI 10195327227982 (each), 40195327227983 (case), Lot Numbers: 23EBK256, 23HBM886, 23IBP461, 23JBR528; 14) REF DYNJ68211B: UDI/DI 10195327352493 (each), 40195327352494 (case), Lot Numbers: 23HMC691; 15) REF DYNJ68957B: UDI/DI 10195327512033 (each), 40195327512034 (case), Lot Numbers: 23JMD230, 24AMB618; 16) REF DYNJ902331D: UDI/DI 10195327698089 (each), 40195327698080 (case), Lot Numbers: 24EBC946, 24EBV522; 17) REF DYNJ906655G: UDI/DI 10195327301835 (each), 40195327301836 (case), Lot Numbers: 24ADB523; 18) REF DYNJ907577: UDI/DI 10193489437713 (each), 40193489437714 (case), Lot Numbers: 23GBB195, 23GBN735; 19) REF DYNJ9425991Q: UDI/DI 10195327587604 (each), 40195327587605 (case), Lot Numbers: 24ALB133; 20) REF DYNJVB91072A: UDI/DI 10195327466428 (each), 40195327466429 (case), Lot Numbers: 23HLB079, 23ILA192, 24ALA650.
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide distribution.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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