The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2308-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls Femoral Packs Due to Potential Packaging Integrity Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 855 units of Customed Femoral Packs because packaging integrity may be compromised, potentially leading to loss of sterility or patient injury.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Customed has determined that there is the possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised on different catalog numbers (multiple lots). This could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility…"

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 855 units of Customed Femoral Packs, a convenience pack containing multiple surgical components such as syringes, needles, gauze, and drapes. The recall affects 14 specific lots of the product, which is EO sterilized and packaged in a polyester/polyethylene breather bag with Tyvek double vents.

The recall was initiated because the company determined that there is a possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised on different catalog numbers. This defect could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or a loss of sterility condition.

The affected products were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States (specifically mentioning Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands) and in the countries of Tortola, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using these products and contact the manufacturer for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Customed Femoral Pack , convenience pack include multiple components: Syringe 3cc, 5cc, 10cc, 20cc; swabstick chlorascrub, needles, gauze/sponges, table cover, absrobent towels, halsted Mosquito CVD, gown, bowls, wrapper, scalpel safety, Mosquito forcep, cloth huck, clamp towel…
Manufacturer
Customed, Inc

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Product code 900-164

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 2 states specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 233 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 233 products in this recall →

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