Aplicare Povidone Iodine Prep Pads packaged within Portex Pulsator Arterial Blood Sampling Kit with Liquid Sodium Heparin, models 4037NP-1, 4039-1, 4039EG-1, 4044EG-1, 4044P-1, 4057NP-1, 4067NP-1, 4077EG-1, 4077NP-1, 4084P-1, G1193, G1374, G1585, G1589, G1598, G1621, and G1806. The firm name on the label is Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Keene, NH.

Reason: The povidone iodine prep pads packaged with the arterial blood sampling kits will not maintain the iodine potency through its labeled 36-month expiration dating.

Code information: Product with expiration dates between 11/30/2016 and 5/31/2020.

Distribution pattern: Distribution was nationwide, including Puerto Rico. There was also military/government distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, United Arab Emirates, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Latvia, and Saudi Arabia.