The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0332-2015·Announced 2014-12-10

Customed Recalls Surgical Packs Due to Compromised Sterility and Contamination Risk

Customed, Inc. is recalling 880 surgical packs because compromised sterility and manufacturing deficiencies may lead to 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 recall involves a medical device with compromised sterility that may result in patient infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating due to the risk of significant injury.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 880 units of Surgical Pack, catalog #900-2224. These products are used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation. The affected lot numbers are 140513478, 140714235, 140714541, and 140814982.

The recall is due to significant compromised sterility, which is not limited to potentially damaged packaging. Serious deficiencies in manufacturing processes and uncontrolled, inadequate storage conditions increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.

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

The recalled product

Product
Surgical Pack, catalog #900-2224 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc
Affected units
880

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 140513478 140714235 140714541 140814982

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 →