The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0339-2015·Announced 2014-12-10

Customed Extremity Arm Pack Recalled for Sterility and Contamination Risks

Customed, Inc. is recalling 92 Extremity Arm Packs due to compromised sterility and manufacturing deficiencies that may cause 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. Additionally, the source text explicitly states the risk may result in patient infection, indicating a significant health hazard.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 92 units of the Extremity Arm Pack, catalog #900-2438. This product is used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation. The affected units are identified by lot numbers 140512912 and 140613725.

The recall was initiated because of significant compromised sterility, which is not limited to potentially damaged packaging. The FDA identified serious deficiencies in the manufacturing processes and uncontrolled and inadequate storage conditions. These issues increase the risk of contamination and may result in patient infection.

The affected products were distributed in the United States to Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. Medical facilities and users should stop using the affected units immediately and contact the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
Extremity Arm Pack, catalog #900-2438 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc
Affected units
92

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 140512912 140613725

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 →