Integrated Medcraft recalls FORWARD Gunshot Wound Kit because its sterile pad can break down
Internal testing found the kit's sterile pad may degrade over time, and bits of the nonwoven pad material may come loose on the wound or close to the wound.
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Recall details
- Product
- FORWARD Gunshot Wound Kit; Model: AFT-GSW;
- Company
- Integrated Medcraft LLC
- Hazard
- Subrecall of a kitted device from SafeGuard Medical due to internal testing identified an issue affecting the device's sterile pad, potentially causing the sterile pad to degrade over time. The degradation may cause remnants of the nonwoven pad material to dislodge on the wound or in close proximity to the wound.
- Units
- 1033
- Where sold
- US Nationwide distribution in the states of GA, VA.
- FDA classification
- Class II · Ongoing
- Classified by FDA
- October 9, 2026
- Recall started
- September 25, 2026
- FDA enforcement report
- October 21, 2026
- Identifiers
- Codes: Model: ATF-GSW; UDI-DI: 00850056748063; Lot Numbers: IMC-00000024, IMC-00000034, IMC-00000053, IMC-00000056, IMC-00000076, IMC-00000081, IMC-00000082, IMC-00000083, IMC-00000084, IMC-00000085, IMC-00000094, IMC-00000148, IMC-00000149, IMC-00000152, IMC-00000153, IMC-00000154, IMC-00000173, IMC-00000174, IMC-00000179, IMC-00000186, IMC-00000187;
- FDA recall number: Z-0147-2027
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from FDA.
- Product
- FORWARD Gunshot Wound Kit; Model: AFT-GSW;
- Reason for recall
- Subrecall of a kitted device from SafeGuard Medical due to internal testing identified an issue affecting the device's sterile pad, potentially causing the sterile pad to degrade over time. The degradation may cause remnants of the nonwoven pad material to dislodge on the wound or in close proximity to the wound.
- Classification
- Class II (Ongoing)
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution in the states of GA, VA.
- Quantity
- 1033
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