KIMGUARD Container Filters, 7.5in (19cm), Round and 9in. X 9in. (23cm x 23cm), Square. Intended to be used to enclose another medical device that is to be sterilized by a health care provider.

Some individual container filter units might contain thin areas that may potentially compromise the ability of the filter to maintain a sterile barrier.

All US distributors and clinics were sent an Urgent: Voluntary Product Recall letter via Federal Express, and the Canadian importer/distributor was also notified with the same letter via Federal Express and e-mail. Distributors were instructed to contact their customers by sending a copy of the letter. The letter identified the affected product and stated the reason for the recall. The recall notification includes a Response Sheet that allows the customer (end-user) to indicate the quantity of affected product they have in their inventory or indicate whether they do not have any affected product. The customer is instructed to immediately cease further distribution of the product, physically quarantine and destroy the product, and fax the completed Response Sheet to the Kimberly-Clark Recall Coordinator.