The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1459-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Urethral Catheter Tray Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 2,450 Urethral Catheter Trays (14FR) 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 Class II medical device with a risk of harm (infection) due to sterilization failures, but the source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 2,450 units of the Urethral Catheter Tray, 14FR (Catalog Number 900278). These medical devices 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 were distributed only in Puerto Rico.

Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific lots should stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 900278 URETHRAL CATHETER TRAY 14FR 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
2,450

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 →