The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1433-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Universal Surgical Packs Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling Universal Surgical Packs 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 (inadequate sterilization) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling Universal Surgical Packs (Catalog Number 900169) used by medical staff for surgical procedures and patient care. 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 products were distributed only in Puerto Rico. The recall involves 9 units from two specific lots: SL15210 (150719663) and SL15244 (150820222). Medical facilities and staff should stop using these specific lots and follow instructions from the recalling firm or regulatory authorities regarding the return or disposal of the products.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 900169 UNIVERSAL SURGICAL PACK 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
9

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)

  • LOTS: SL15210 (150719663) 31-JUL-16 SL15244 (150820222) 31-AUG-16

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.

See all 100 products in this recall →