The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1429-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Dressing Change Tray Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 550 Dressing Change Trays distributed in Puerto Rico due to inadequate validation of sterilization processes and package integrity.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a risk of harm due to potential sterility failure, but the source text does not report any illnesses or injuries, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 550 units of the Dressing Change Tray (Catalog Number 9001538). These trays are used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures, such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation.

The recall was initiated because of inadequate validation and qualification of sterilization processes, as well as package integrity issues for products released for distribution as sterile. The affected lots are SL15169, SL15187, SL15201-01, and SL15233, all with expiration dates of May 31, 2016, or August 31, 2016.

The products were distributed only in Puerto Rico. Medical facilities and consumers who possess these specific trays should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 9001538 DRESSING CHANGE TRAY Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc
Affected units
550

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 100 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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