MAUDE Adverse Event Report: Medline Industries, LP MEDLINE; TOWEL,OR,DSP,ST,BLUE,HEAVY,4/PK,20PK/CS

Catalog Number	MDT2168304
Medical Device Problem Code	Contamination (1120)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	07/21/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that "when starting to drape patient for surgical procedure, scrub tech unfolded sterile blue towel and found contamination inside blue towel.Blue towels are from medline, and they arrive pre-packaged.Tore down sterile field and reset everything back up.No harm to patient.".
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
It was reported that "when starting to drape patient for surgical procedure, scrub tech unfolded sterile blue towel and found contamination inside blue towel.Blue towels are from medline, and they arrive pre-packaged.Tore down sterile field and reset everything back up.No harm to patient." there were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.

• Brand Name: MEDLINE
• Common Device Name: TOWEL,OR,DSP,ST,BLUE,HEAVY,4/PK,20PK/CS
• Manufacturer (Section D): Medline Industries, LP; three lakes drive; northfield IL 60093 -275
• Manufacturer Contact: brooke jantzen ; three lakes drive; northfield, IL 60093--275
• MDR Report Key: 50485625
• Report Number: 1417592-2026-09310
• Device Sequence Number: 10136456
• Product Code: FRL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10888277653610
• UDI-Public: 10888277653610
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: PA
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: N/A
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/27/2026

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: MDT2168304
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 08/05/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/27/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 69 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 148 LB
• Patient Race: White