This is part of a larger recall. The most authoritative record is FDA-Device / Z-2995-2026.
Medline surgical convenience kits recalled for elevated endotoxin levels in neurosponges
What this means
Specific lots of Medline medical convenience kits used in spine and cranial surgery contain Pilling Wecksorb Neurosponges with endotoxin levels above safe specifications. Endotoxin is a bacterial substance that can trigger an immune response if it contacts open tissues during surgery. The affected kits were distributed nationwide to healthcare facilities.
- Check your facility's inventory against the lot numbers listed in the FDA recall notice
- Do not use affected kits for surgical procedures
- Contact Medline Industries for replacement kits or a refund
- Notify your surgical team and infection prevention staff of this recall
The agency's original wording
Specific item(s) and lot(s) of Medline convenience kits containing Pilling Wecksorb Neurosponges and Neurosponge Strips are being recalled due to potential out-of-specification levels of endotoxin of the neurosponges.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2997-2026More Medline recalls
- FDA-Device2026-09-30Medline neurological surgical kits recalled for elevated endotoxin levels in sponges
- FDA-Device2026-09-30Medline Convenience Kits Major Pack recalled for elevated endotoxin levels in neurological sponges
- FDA-Device2026-09-30Medline Convenience Kits recalled for elevated endotoxin levels in sponges
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- FDA-Device2026-09-30Medline convenience kits recalled for sharp brush edges in Healthmark channel brushes
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