Customed Lap-Cholecystectomy Surgical Packs Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues
Customed, Inc. is recalling 144 units of Lap-Cholecystectomy Surgical Packs due to inadequate validation of sterilization processes and package integrity.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 due to inadequate sterilization validation, but the source text does not report any 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 144 units of Catalog Number 900576A Lap-Cholecystectomy Surgical Packs. 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 lots are SL15197, SL15240, and SL15261, with expiration dates ranging from July 31, 2016, to September 30, 2016.
The products were distributed only in Puerto Rico. Medical facilities and consumers should stop using these products and contact the recalling firm for further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Catalog Number: 900576A LAP-CHOLECYSTECTOMY 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
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Packs
- Affected units
- 144
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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