Customed Laparotomy Basic Packs Recalled for Sterility Compromise
Customed, Inc. is recalling 70 Laparotomy Basic Packs due to compromised sterility and manufacturing deficiencies that may increase the risk of 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 and manufacturing deficiencies that may result in patient infection, meeting the criteria for a Severe (Score 4) classification due to significant injury risk.
Plain-English summary
Customed, Inc. is recalling 70 units of the Laparotomy Basic Pack, catalog number 900-547. These sterile medical packs are used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation.
The recall was initiated due to 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 factors 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. The specific lot numbers involved are 140513372 and 140915211. Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using these products and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Laparotomy Basic Pack, Catalog number 900-547 Used by medical staff to perform patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
- Manufacturer
- Customed, Inc
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Packs
- Affected units
- 70
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 140513372 140915211
Distribution
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.
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