The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-0365-2015·Announced 2014-12-10

Customed Cysto Tur Pack Recalled for Sterility Compromise

Customed, Inc. is recalling 128 Cysto Tur Packs due to compromised sterility and manufacturing deficiencies that may cause patient infection.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which mandates a minimum severity score of 4 per the rubric. The hazard involves compromised sterility leading to potential patient infection.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 128 units of the Cysto Tur Pack, catalog #900-2899. This medical device is used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation.

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, which may result in patient infection.

The affected products were distributed in the United States to Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. The specific lot numbers involved are 140513141, 140613737, 140714268, and 140814793. Healthcare facilities should stop using these products and contact the manufacturer for instructions on return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
Cysto Tur Pack, catalog #900-2899 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc
Affected units
128

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 140513141 140613737 140714268 140814793

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 →

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