The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0281-2015·Announced 2014-12-10

Customed Open Heart Tray Recalled for Compromised Sterility and Contamination Risk

Customed, Inc. is recalling 71 Open Heart Trays due to compromised sterility and manufacturing deficiencies that may result in patient infection.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the compromised sterility 'may result in patient infection.' Under the severity rubric, a risk of harm where injury has not yet been reported is classified as High (3), but the explicit mention of a serious health consequence (infection) from a sterile medical device aligns with the 'Severe' (4) criteria for significant injury reports or high-risk medical device failures.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 71 units of the Open Heart Tray, Catalog number 900-1196C. These trays are used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation. The affected units are associated with lot numbers 140513169, 140613799, 140714322, and 140814871.

The recall is being conducted because of compromised sterility, which is not limited to potentially damaged packaging. The FDA notes that serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination. This contamination may result in patient infection.

The affected products were distributed in the United States to Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. Medical facilities and consumers who have these specific trays should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Open Heart Tray, Catalog number 900-1196C Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc
Affected units
71

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Lot numbers 140513169 140613799 140714322 140814871

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 179 recalled by Customed, Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 179 products in this recall →