The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1489-2016·Announced 2016-04-20

Customed Femoral Angiography Surgical Pack Recalled for Sterilization Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 16 units of Femoral Angiography Surgical Packs 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 risk-of-harm product (sterile surgical pack) where the hazard is theoretical (inadequate sterilization validation) and no injuries or illnesses have been reported.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 16 units of the Femoral Angiography Surgical Pack (Catalog Number 900796). 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 were distributed only in Puerto Rico.

Medical facilities that have received these products should stop using them and contact Customed, Inc. for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Catalog Number: 900796 FEMORAL ANGIOGRAPHY 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
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 →