Medical Action Industries 731-B4Recalls & reported problems

Medical Action Industries Inc. · Towel: OR Blu Pret · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports: 1
Deaths reported: 0
Injuries reported: 1
Recalls naming it: 0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 50809160000586), received between Oct 31, 2024 and Oct 31, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

Contamination1

Patient problems

No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

InjuryOct 31, 2024Contamination; Contamination
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BLUE FIBERS WERE FOUND ON PATIENT'S SKIN AND IN THE SURGICAL SITE (ABDOMEN) DURING SURGERY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE CUSTOMER RESPONDED THE SURGERY WAS A ROBOTIC HYSTERECTOMY. THE FIBERS WERE IRRIGATED AND SUCTIONED FROM SITE/SKIN WITH NO OTHER IMPACT REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED TO GET COMPONENT INFORMATION FROM THE CUSTOMER ON OCTOBER 11, 2024, OCTOBER 14, 2024, AND OCTOBER 15, 2024.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20584576 ↗

Device details

UDI-DI	`50809160000586`
Brand	Medical Action Industries
Model	731-B4
Company	Medical Action Industries Inc.
Product code	KKX · Drape, surgical
Class	Class 2
FDA submission	None listed
Implant	No
Rx / OTC	OTC
Single use	Yes
Sterile	No
MRI safety	Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information
Status	In Commercial Distribution
Record updated	Jun 7, 2019

Device type (GMDN): Dry medical towel/wipe, single-use

A dry fabric intended to be used to wipe or dry a patient’s intact skin (not related to wound care), clean medical devices/equipment (e.g., endoscopes, ultrasound systems), and/or clean the general environment (e.g., fluid spill). It may be moistened (e.g., with water or used together with disinfectant/cleaning solutions) however no solutions are included. Some devices may be provided sterile, or designed to be sterilized, for use under sterile conditions [e.g., within an operating room (OR)]; devices intended for non-surgical applications may be provided and used in a non-sterile state. This is a single-use device.

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Sources and updates

Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.

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