The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1434-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Urology Surgical Pack Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 25 units of Urology Surgical Packs (Catalog No. 9001738) 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 sterile medical device with a risk of harm due to inadequate sterilization validation, but no injuries or illnesses have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 25 units of Urology Surgical Packs, Catalog Number 9001738. These products 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 lot is SL15209 (150719960), with a date of 31-JUL-16.

The product was distributed only in Puerto Rico. No specific instructions for consumers or healthcare providers are provided in the source text.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 9001738 UROLOGY 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
25

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: SL15209 (150719960) 31-JUL-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 →