Four events in which surgical staff identified hair in medline industries products as they were prepping for surgery, resulting in tearing down the set up and start fresh, delay of surgery.Date of incidents, (b)(6) 2016, hair attached to lap sponge (occurred twice this spring with the following product identifier (b)(4).(b)(6) 2016, black hair found on drapes of custom total joint pack - (b)(6) 2016, hair was found in bottom of c-section pack, (b)(4), expiration date: (b)(6) 2017.Dates of use: 2016.(b)(6) notified medline industries regarding the supply concerns.Initial notification (b)(6) 2016.Repeat notification after each event.
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