Customed Basic Surgical Pack IV Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues
Customed, Inc. is recalling 30 units of Basic Surgical Pack IV 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 is classified as FDA Class II. The hazard involves potential sterility failure in surgical packs, which poses a risk of harm, but the source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Customed, Inc. is recalling 30 units of Basic Surgical Pack IV (Catalog Number 9002469) distributed in Puerto Rico. 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 SL15181 (150619410) dated 30-JUN-16, SL15184 (150619410) dated 30-JUN-16, SL15223 (150820284) dated 31-AUG-16, and SL15223 (150820283) dated 31-AUG-16. These surgical packs are used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation.
The FDA has classified this recall as Class II. Medical facilities and consumers should stop using the affected products and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Catalog Number: 9002469 BASIC SURGICAL PACK IV Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc.
- Manufacturer
- Customed, Inc
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Packs
- Affected units
- 30
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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