The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1436-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Minor Laceration Tray Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 3,700 Minor Laceration 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 potential sterility failure (inadequate validation), which poses a risk of harm (infection) even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 3,700 units of the Minor Laceration Tray (Catalog Number 9001765). 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 SL15199, SL15203, SL15232, SL15268, and SL15243.

The products were distributed only in Puerto Rico. Medical facilities that have received these trays should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 9001765 MINOR LACERATION 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
3,700

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 →